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7.6/10
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Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies.Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies.Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies.
- Director
- Writers
- Stars
- Awards
- 28 wins & 19 nominations total
Yoshiko Takehara
- Yoshiko Sasahara
- (as Donguri [Yoshiko Takehara])
Sakina Asamori
- Saki Matsuura
- (as Sakina Iwaji)
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I would watch this with no context of what the movie is about. Each act of the movie is a totally different experience that expands on the last and makes it infinitely better.
When I started watching it, I thought it was one of the cheapest, stupidest zombie movies that I had ever seen (and I saw really a lot!). I continued hoping it could get any better, and it does, BIG WAY. The end reveals this movie as one of the best homages ever made to the art of cinema and an hilarious celebration of human creativity.
I went into this film expecting a low-budget and hopefully less-than typical zombie movie. I'm glad to say this movie turned out to be an incredibly fun watch. Right when you think you've finished up and have gotten exactly what you expected, the film completely throws you in the opposite direction and puts a lens on the genre in such a way that is fun, funny, and outright entertaining. As a fan of both zombie horror and foreign films, I really suggest you check this one out.
The first twenty minutes are disconcerting and are almost an invitation to leave the movie theater, cursing the friend(s) who invited you to see this movie. Nevertheless, after the introduction, the movie is quite hilarious. If you like zombies and comedies, this movie is right for you!
As a postscript, according to IMDb, the budget is about 25.000 USD. Incredible!
As a postscript, according to IMDb, the budget is about 25.000 USD. Incredible!
Easily one of the most original movies of recent years, 'One Cut Of The Dead (2017)' is best experienced if you know as little about it as possible. As such, I'm only going to talk about it in the vaguest of terms. It's safe to say, though, that I highly recommend you go out and watch it. It's a film that successfully subverts expectation on more than one occasion, displaying an excellent understanding of its audience in the process. Though its second act does slow things down considerably, it's wholly necessary to set up one of the most satisfying finales I've ever seen. Seriously, the final third is absolutely phenomenal and retrospectively makes the affair's first movement (which is done as an incredibly ambitious, thirty-seven-minute oner) even more effective. The film feigns amateurism, but it's actually acutely choreographed and amazingly clever. It's funny, engaging, surprising, energetic, inspired and enjoyable. It's fantastic. 9/10.
Did you know
- TriviaCost $25,000 to make. Made over $25,000,000.
- GoofsDuring part one, the car trunk is closed while the characters talk about the car keys.
During part three, the car trunk is open.
- Quotes
[repeated line]
Director Higurashi: Action!
- Crazy creditsThe end credits showed real-life footage of the cast and crew shooting the movie.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Half in the Bag: 2019 Movie Catch-Up! (part 2 of 2) (2019)
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Zombis, Cámara, ¡Acción!
- Filming locations
- Mito, Ibaraki, Japan(Abandoned building)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- ¥3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $52,406
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,360
- Sep 15, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $27,590,180
- Runtime
- 1h 36m(96 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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