directed by: Shin'ichirō Ueda, year: 2017
actors: Takayuki Hamatsu

One Cut of the Dead follows a down-on-his-luck director who assembles a small crew to shoot a zombie movie inside a derelict warehouse. As filming begins, a real zombie outbreak erupts, forcing improvised, quick-thinking decisions from the cast and crew. The entire sequence unfolds in a single continuous take, turning on a clever twist about cinema and collaboration. A sly, affectionate homage to low-budget filmmaking that mixes horror, comedy, and meta commentary.

Low Budget, Zombie Comedy, Single Take, Japanese Cinema, Meta Film