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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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

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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Göksel G

I can be considered a zombie movie historian. It is the worst zombie movie I have ever seen in my life, but it is a great comedy. It should definitely be watched at least once. It was a good movie that can be recommended to acquaintances.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Audience Member

Good movie with a lot of dead air, a lot of parts are boring conversations and the dramatization of the movies creation at the end was very strange.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/25

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Cathrine B

I saw alot of good reviews telling us to "stick with it, it gets better", well it didn't. It was one of the worst movies i've ever seen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/25

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Jeff O

I don’t think there’s any way that I would’ve ever predicted what this movie was whenever I first started watching it. I love movies that keep me on my toes and surprise me and genuine ways. This one 100% did. It’s totally campy, but that’s actually what the charm of it is. It’s a really awful horror movie. That’s really really funny.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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Marco L

Una obra maestra que reinventa el género zombi desde una perspectiva fresca y metalingüística. Lo que comienza como una aparentemente sencilla cinta de serie B se transforma en una celebración del cine, de su proceso creativo y de la pasión colectiva que lo hace posible. La película juega con las expectativas del espectador, ofreciendo giros sorprendentes y momentos hilarantes que rinden homenaje al arte de improvisar y superar las adversidades en el rodaje. La dirección es ingeniosa, y el entusiasmo del elenco traspasa la pantalla, contagiando una energía única. Una comedia que equilibra el homenaje al cine de zombis con una reflexión autorreferencial llena de humor y corazón.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Reeve g

Saw this at the cinema with my fiancé years ago, had no idea it was part of the 100% club, it definitely deserves its spot as it’s one of the most clever horror movies I’ve ever seen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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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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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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