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With: Takayuki Hamatsu, Mao, Harumi Shuhama, Yuzuki Akiyama, Kazuaki Nagaya, Manabu Hosoi
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Written by: Shin'ichirô Ueda
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Directed by: Shin'ichirô Ueda
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MPAA Rating: NR
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Language: Japanese, with English subtitles
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Running Time: 97
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Date: 09/13/2019
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One Cut of the Dead (2019)
Shot Class
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Shinichirou Ueda's One Cut of the Dead (2019) is arguably one of the best films of the year, as eye-poppingly fresh and startling as Sam Raimi's Evil Dead films were in the 1980s. It begins as a zombie attacks a young woman, Chinatsu (Yuzuki Akiyama). A voice calls "cut," and director Higurashi (Takayuki Hamatsu) berates her for not being scared enough. The film production takes a break, and then real zombies attack, and we realize that everything is happening in one take, without a cut. After 30 minutes, that film ends, and One Cut of the Dead shifts to the hilarious and amazing behind-the-scenes shoot of this breakneck, bravura production, which itself becomes a lovely and heartwarming story of family. Filled with rich characters and expert performances, this is an absolute must-see even for non-zombie fans.
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