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One Cut of the Dead

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Real zombies attack a hack director and a film crew who are shooting a low budget zombie film in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility.
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Critics Consensus

Brainy and bloody in equal measure, One Cut of the Dead reanimates the moribund zombie genre with a refreshing blend of formal daring and clever satire.

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Elisabeth Vincentelli New York Times 12/25/2019
Ueda... manages to reinvigorate two of the most tired tropes cluttering our media landscape: art as meta commentary on art, and explosive diarrhea. Go to Full Review Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle 09/26/2019
3.5/5
One Cut of the Dead isn't just charming. It's an earnest and funny love letter to all the microbudget dreamers who use all their heart and ingenuity to make their movie. Go to Full Review Simon Abrams RogerEbert.com 09/13/2019
2.5/4
You have to want to invest in his characters in order for One Cut of the Dead to really take off. Go to Full Review Bryce Hanson Horror Movie Talk Nov 5
9/10
[...]It ends up being an ode to all the reasons why people love low budget zombie movies. The quick and dirty storytelling, the fun action, the over the top special effects, and the ingenuity displayed in the filmmaking. Go to Full Review Megan Seling The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 10/21/2024
The less you know going into this masterpiece, the better. If you’re going to watch a zombie movie, watch this zombie movie... Go to Full Review Paul Kanieski KSQD Community Radio 07/26/2023
One of the smartest, funniest, and sweetest zombie movies you will ever see. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Rachel P Nov 3 Best horror comedy in years!!! See more Eison S Sep 29 crappy movie crappy acting. how is this number one on the list? See more Jace T @CineChamber Aug 2 So when my fiancé and I started watching this, we were like "wtf?", but by the end of the movie I had a different "wtf" of "why's this fantastic?" This movie is so meta I had no idea what was going on for the first third, but the film just keeps getting deeper, and deeper into it's brilliance as it goes on. This is a must watch, and one of the best mockumentaries around. See more Anne T Jul 17 Go in blind!!!! Don’t read the plot or spoilers! It’s a fun watch and an even better recommend See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 4 Scary funny in 1 hour and 36 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The USA grossed over $52,400.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In Japanese and American English audio versions with American English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more michael f Jun 25 first 30 minutes are great. the rest isn't a zombie movie. wish I'd known going in See more Read all reviews
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Shinichiro Ueda

Director

Takayuki Hamatsu

Director Higurashi

Yuzuki Akiyama

Chinatsu

Harumi Shuhama

Nao

Kazuaki Nagaya

Ko

Hiroshi Ichihara

Kasahara
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Movie Info

Synopsis Real zombies attack a hack director and a film crew who are shooting a low budget zombie film in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility.
Director
Shinichiro Ueda
Producer
Koji Ichihashi
Screenwriter
Shinichiro Ueda
Distributor
Shudder
Production Co
Enbu Seminar, Zombie a Go-Go Films, Panpokopina
Genre
Comedy, Horror
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 13, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 8, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$52.4K
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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