Synopsis
Real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.
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Cast
- Takayuki HamatsuDirector Higurashi
- Yuzuki AkiyamaChinatsu
- Kazuaki NagayaKazuaki Kamiya
- Harumi ShuhamaNao
- MaoMao Higurashi
- Hiroshi IchiharaKasahara
- Manabu HosoiManabu Hosoda
- Shuntarô YamazakiToshisuke Yamago
- Shinichiro OsawaShinichiro Furusawa
- DonguriYoshiko Sasahara
Recommendations
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CineVue
As much a repudiation of auteur theory as a tribute to the imperfect process of creation, One Cut of the Dead is a thrilling reminder that of the beautiful, vital lie that is cinema. - 100
The Telegraph
In its own ingenious way, One Cut of the Dead cleaves true to the most important zombie rule of all: survival has always been a team effort. - 100
Los Angeles Times
A master class in endless narrative inventiveness and an ode to the resourceful and collaborative spirit of hands-on filmmaking, One Cut of the Dead amounts to an explosively hilarious rarity. - 91
The A.V. Club
It reinvents the zombie movie. - 91
IndieWire
One Cut of the Dead is so heartfelt and hilarious that it’s easy to forgive the contrivances that hold it together, and to overlook how transparently Ueda reverse-engineers most of his best gags. - 90
Variety
“One Cut” captures all the craziness and exhilaration of movie-making on a minuscule budget. High-energy performances from a cast of little-knowns are perfectly tuned to the material. The outstanding technical package is a great example of how to create a Poverty Row look for what’s actually a very sophisticated filmmaking exercise. - 80
The Guardian
It’s a movie that rescues the tired zombie trope – without insisting on metaphor or satire. - 80
The Observer (UK)
For a movie about the undead, Japanese director Shin’ichirô Ueda’s horror comedy is certainly lively.
