Japan Synopsis
ウィーアーリトルゾンビーズ
“Our parents are dead!”
Their parents are dead. They should be sad, but they can't cry. So they form a kick-ass band. This is the story of four 13-year-olds in search of their emotions.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with We Are Little Zombies. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
Drama + Music in Japan
35 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Music genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding We Are Little Zombies itself).
The 2018–2020 Japan Window
In the crowded 2018-2020 Japan release window, We Are Little Zombies sits at #436 of 525. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#2Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#3Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#4Jujutsu Kaisen
★ 8.6 · 2020
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when We Are Little Zombies premiered alongside 179 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 179 other Japan films in 2019.
The 3903rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
25 audience reviews — more than 44% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 30th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on We Are Little Zombies, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- homeless · 5
- fame · 3
- video game · 23
- japan · 454
- family · 74
- death · 43
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,328 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,461 of 1,933 (top 76%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation, Robot Communications, dentsu, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), PARCO |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | March 24, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt9358120 |
| Official Site | littlezombies.oscilloscope.net |