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Film · 2017

One Cut Of the Dead

Original titleKamera o tomeru na!

Directed by Shinichirô Ueda · starring Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama and Harumi Shuhama

  • 1 h 36 min
  • 15
  • Comedy · Horror
  • Japan
  • Released in the UK 3 January 2019
  • 9.4 AverageMovieNCo
  • 9.0 Users1 vote
  • 9.7 Critics3 reviews
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Synopsis

A movie director in low moments receives a proposal: to make a movie about zombies without any cuts. After accepting, he goes along his team to shot it in a lost factory in the middle of nowhere.

When this crowd of people finds themselves in the middle of the shooting of the low cost movie about zombies, something happens what they will have never imagined: starts an authentic zombie apocalypse in which the real zombies start going after the fake zombies. All this situations will put in danger not only the continuation of the film, but also the lives of the team.

The movie is divided in two parts. The first part has this unforgettable sequence shot in which we can see how the shoot the zombie movie. The second part centers on how the actual movie was shot.

'One Cut of the Dead' is directed by the Japanese Shin'ichirô Ueda ('Okome to oppai', 'Isoppu no Omou Tsubo', 'Special Actors') and is written by him and Ryoichi Wada. The cast of the movie is composed by Takayuki Hamatsu ('Kamera wo tomeruna! Supin'ofu: Hariuddo Daisakusen!'), Yuzuki Akiyama ('Kamen raidâ Jiô'), Harumi Shuhama ('Waga haha no ki'), Kazuaki Nagaya ('Mio on the Shore'), Hiroshi Ichihara ('Kamera wo tomeruna! Supin'ofu: Hariuddo Daisakusen!') and Mao ('Will This Love Is a Checkmate?').

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The essentials

Runtime
96 min1 hour and 36 minutes
Budget
$25,000
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is One Cut Of the Dead?
1 hour and 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was One Cut Of the Dead released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 3 January 2019.
Who directed One Cut Of the Dead?
Shinichirô Ueda.
Who is in One Cut Of the Dead?
It stars Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama, Harumi Shuhama and Kazuaki Nagaya.
Where can I watch One Cut Of the Dead?
In the UK it is available with a channel on Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
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Cast

Full cast (8)
Director
Shinichirô Ueda
Writers
Shinichirô Ueda

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 3 reviews
9.0 1 vote

What the critics say average 9.7 from 3 outlets

  • 10 The TelegraphRobbie Collin In its own ingenious way, One Cut of the Dead cleaves true to the most important zombie rule of all: survival has always been a team effort. Read
  • 10 Los Angeles TimesCarlos Aguilar A master class in endless narrative inventiveness and an ode to the resourceful and collaborative spirit of hands-on filmmaking, ?One Cut of the Dead? amounts to an explosively hilarious rarity. Read
  • 9.1 The A.V. ClubKatie Rife It?s also a refreshingly earnest film, with memorable characters and an unexpectedly sweet subplot that sees a father reconnecting with his teenage daughter over their shared love of horror movies. Read

Trivia

All 7 facts

  • Blood splash

    Blood splash to the camera and swiping it is real happening of the one cut scene.

  • A ruined perfect shot

    According to actress Harumi Shuhama, the cast performed the one-take scene perfectly on the second try, but a crew error led to the cameras stopping during the take and it being unusable.

  • A great achievement

    Shot in 8 days.

  • Original title

    Original title "Kamera wo tomeru na!" in Japanese means "Don't stop shooting!".

  • Sequence shot

    The first 37 minutes was actually shot in one take. It took 2 days and 6 takes for the cast and crew to get the perfect one.

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