Yuzuki Akiyama
Movie Review: ‘One Cut Of The Dead’ Gives A Jocular View On Indie Filmmaking
Cinema & TV
January 22, 2019
Movie Review: ‘One Cut Of The Dead’ Gives A Jocular View On Indie Filmmaking
After a string of award-winning short films, One Cut Of The Dead (Japanese Title: Camera wo Tomeru na) is director Shinichiro Ueda’s feature film debut. Having successfully earned 250 times its working budget in the box office, the film has also recently won the Audience Choice at the Singapore International Film Festival 2018 (SGIFF). The film opens in a run-down, abandoned warehouse where a film crew are making a zombie film. The film’s director (Takayuki Hamatsu) is exasperated with the actress’ (Yuzuki Akiyama) acting skills and even takes it out on the actor (Kazuaki Nagaya). The crew takes a break…