Japan One Cut of the Dead returned 526.5× its production cost, earning $27.6M against a $52K budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
カメラを止めるな！
“Don't Stop Shooting!”
Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie in an abandoned Japanese World War II facility, when they are attacked by real zombies. Or, that's what it says on the tin, but this is the story of how it really happened.
Audience Engagement
680 audience reviews — more than 95% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (95th percentile) outruns trending popularity (75th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 36m runtime, production spent $545 per minute on screen and earned $287K per minute back.
Comedy + Horror in Japan
46 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding One Cut of the Dead itself).
The 2016–2018 Japan Window
One Cut of the Dead holds position #156 of 602 Japan films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3My Korean Teacher
★ 8.8 · 2016
#4My Hero Academia
★ 8.7 · 2016
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
★ 8.6 · 2016
#7Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
#8Mob Psycho 100
★ 8.6 · 2016
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when One Cut of the Dead premiered alongside 193 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 193 other Japan films in 2017.
The 3648th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,032 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #401 of 1,411 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Panpokopina, ENBU Seminar |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | November 4, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt7914416 |
| Official Site | intl.nikkatsu.com |