«One Cut of the Dead» tells the story of a woman desperately trying to keep her zombie-infected boyfriend at bay. Unfortunately in vain. Suddenly Higurashi (Takayuki Hamatsu) storms in furious: His semi-talented cast has messed up another scene – in the 42nd take! The up-and-coming director just wants to make a bloody zombie film. When real zombies appear out of the blue, Higurashi's problems are solved. He quickly grabs the camera and points it at his crew and the actors, who finally flee in real panic from the real undead.
This shows that you don't really need a lavish budget to make the box office ring. "One Cut of the Dead" is a success story, as it is in the book. The zombie film from Japan, which was produced for just 25 US dollars, grossed more than 000 million dollars almost overnight! In the West, however, the film is almost unknown. Patrick Cunningham (Martha Marcy May Marlene) wants to change that soon and set up an inexpensive remake (very much in the style of the original) for the English-speaking market. Unlike in the US&A, «One Cut of the Dead» does make it onto the market in this country. After the zombie thriller was already shown as part of the Fantasy Filmfest, Koch Media will follow up on May 30, 23 with the regular release on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.