Director(s): Shinichiro Ueda
Cast: Harumi Shuhama, Kazuaki Nagaya, Mao, Takayuki Hamatsu
Witness how a tiny, independent film with a budget of just $27,000 was able to gross over $30 MILLION domestically despite opening on just 2 screens and with an advertising budget of $0!
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
WINNERS OF AWARDS AT OVER 30 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS!
Including Fantastic Fest, Fantaspoa Film Festival, Bifan Fantastic Festival, Vevey International Film Festival, Fantasia Film Festival, Motel X Lisbon, Singapore Film Festival, San Sebastian Horror Film Festival, Udine Far East Film Festival, Morbido Film Festival & MANY MANY MORE!
ONE CUT OF THE DEAD opens in a run-down, abandoned warehouse where a film crew are making a zombie film…
Yet, this is no ordinary warehouse. It’s been said that it’s the site of where military experiments took place… Out of nowhere, real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew!
This may sound like a the plot of a clichéd zombie film, but One Cut of the Dead is something completely different! Starting off with a non-stop one-take 37 minute shot, the film then completely switches direction and turns the zombie genre completely upside down into a charming, audience-friendly comedy!
Young director Shinichiro Ueda and his cast of non-professionals have created something fresh and entertaining which has become both a massive hit not just in Japan, but across the world!
“Shinichiro Ueda’s marvelously inventive horror-comedy breathes new life into the zombie genre.” – Variety
“Not only the best zombie comedy in years, but it’s also the best movie about indie film-making in decades.” FilmSchoolRejects
“The Best Zombie Comedy Since ‘Shaun of the Dead” Indiewire
“I’ve never seen anything quite like ONE CUT OF THE DEAD. A sublime, almost religious, experience that reminds me why I love movies.” – ScreenAnarchy
