One Cut of the Dead
2017 · Movie · 96 min · ★ 7.6 · 93% critics
A film crew shooting a zombie movie in an abandoned warehouse suddenly faces a terrifying problem: the undead may not be acting anymore. As chaos erupts, the team scrambles to keep the production going, turning a low-budget shoot into a frantic test of improvisation, nerves, and teamwork.
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Details
- Original title
- カメラを止めるな！
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-11-04
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (979 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a zombie comedy that becomes more rewarding as it goes and you like playful, surprising storytelling; Not for you if you hate slow starts or meta humor like 2LDK.
Pros: big laughs; clever structure; teamwork celebration | Cons: slow awkward start; intentionally cheesy moments; humor not for all
Themes
- cinema on cinema
- film in film
- zombie
- filmmaking
- making of
- found footage
- livestream
- repurposed footage
- zom-com
Awards & recognition
- Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Film · 2019
- Japan Internet Film Awards · 2019
- Golden Gross Prize · 2018
- Hochi Film Award · 2018
Cast & crew
Takayuki Hamatsu
as Director Higurashi
Yuzuki Akiyama
as Chinatsu
Kazuaki Nagaya
as Kazuaki Kamiya
Harumi Shuhama
as Nao
Mao
as Mao Higurashi
Hiroshi Ichihara
as Kasahara
Manabu Hosoi
as Manabu Hosoda
Shuntarô Yamazaki
as Toshisuke Yamago
Shinichiro Osawa
as Shinichiro Furusawa
Donguri
as Yoshiko Sasahara
Directed by Shinichiro Ueda