One Cut of the Dead

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One Cut of the Dead

Released Sep 13, 2019

1h 36m

Comedy

Horror

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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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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

Ueda... manages to reinvigorate two of the most tired tropes cluttering our media landscape: art as meta commentary on art, and explosive diarrhea.

Dec 25, 2019

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

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.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 26, 2019

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

You have to want to invest in his characters in order for One Cut of the Dead to really take off.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 13, 2019

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Megan Seling

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

The less you know going into this masterpiece, the better. If you’re going to watch a zombie movie, watch this zombie movie...

Oct 21, 2024

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Paul Kanieski

KSQD Community Radio

One of the smartest, funniest, and sweetest zombie movies you will ever see.

Jul 26, 2023

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Kate Boyle

InSession Film

One Cut of the Dead has definitely made its way onto my “Favorite Movies of All Time” list.

Rated: A+

Mar 8, 2023

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Jace T

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/02/25

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Anne T

Go in blind!!!! Don’t read the plot or spoilers! It’s a fun watch and an even better recommend

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Stephen C

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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michael f

first 30 minutes are great. the rest isn't a zombie movie. wish I'd known going in

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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Kim H

What a fun ride this movie is. Grab your popcorn, relax and have a laugh!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/12/25

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Megan K

This is not a horror movie in any sense of the term. I was waiting for it to go the direction I expected the entire film, which is never did. I was quite bored with this one.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/25/25

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Shinichiro Ueda

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Takayuki Hamatsu

Director Higurashi

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Harumi Shuhama

Nao

Kazuaki Nagaya

Ko

Hiroshi Ichihara

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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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