I Am a Hero

2015

2h 7m

Action

Horror

List

91%

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11 Reviews

74%

Audience Score

250+ Ratings

A man witnesses a fatal traffic accident on his way home from work, and the victim is clearly killed on impact. A moment later, when the corpse stands up and walks away, it could be a hallucination or something far more extraordinary.

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

I Am A Hero careens along in a giddy, bloodsoaked, immensely pleasurable rush, propelled by an enthusiasm as infectious as a bite from the undead, that makes even the hoariest beats of the plot seem dipped in bright, bloody newness.

Oct 24, 2016

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Elizabeth Kerr

Hollywood Reporter

The tired zombie apocalypse genre gets a refreshing shot in the arm in Shinsuke Sato's I Am a Hero.

Oct 24, 2016

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Lindsay Traves

Nightmarish Conjurings

While ultimately formulaic, this film is a fun zombie romp, complete with genuinely good scares, and fun gore. It is filled with beautiful tableaus and is certainly a worthy recommendation for those who want to see some undead hordes get obliterated.

Jan 28, 2021

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Ard Vijn

ScreenAnarchy

I Am A Hero is epic, gory, funny, poignant, and very very creepy at times.

Jan 9, 2020

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

The second part is where the action takes over and where the film truly thrives, with the narrative benefitting the most by Hideo's transformation, who, expectedly but still remarkably, finally becomes the hero his name suggests.

Dec 25, 2019

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Rob Hunter

Film School Rejects

A smart, serious, entertaining look at one man's resistance to risk and how all it takes is a zombie apocalypse to help him find his inner strength.

Aug 6, 2018

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Jose Raul B

As a movie from the genre horror/zombies, it is well made and has some details that makes it unique. However its plot could have been better. Very appropiate for a sunday.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/24

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SIGFRI

Wasn't the best of its genre but when you really stop to look at the details put into the film. I found some of the "comically undertones" charming and at times hilarious! Excellent Take on the Zombie Genre! GENUINELY FUNNY! TERRIFYING AT TIMES!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/01/23

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RenFA

It is an awesome movie, highly recommend it unless you're scared of gore because there's alot of blood in this one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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chris f

This somehow both fails as an adaption of the source material, and fails to be an exciting zombie film. Which is impressive! The source material is so solid and good, you'd think it'd be impossible to mess this up. But this is an example of a movie-series being too hasty to try to capitalize on a source material's success, only to flop its way into theaters. The fact that this is as highly rated as it is is a travesty.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Ateesh J

An Interesting take on a zombie movie. Really enjoyed it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/06/21

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MasterPiece.HiddenGem.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

A man witnesses a fatal traffic accident on his way home from work, and the victim is clearly killed on impact. A moment later, when the corpse stands up and walks away, it could be a hallucination or something far more extraordinary.

Director: Shinsuke Sato
Screenwriter: Akiko Nogi
Production Co: Toho Company Ltd.
Genre: Action, Horror
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 22, 2019
Runtime: 2h 7m

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