One Cut of the Dead (Blu-ray)

In panic and with an axe in her trembling hands, the young woman tries to keep her zombiefied boyfriend at bay. Unfortunately in vain. Suddenly, Higurashi (Takayuki Hamatsu) storms up in a rage: Once again, his semi-talented cast has messed up a scene - in the 42nd take! The up-and-coming director just wants to make a bloody zombie film. When real zombies appear on the scene 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 take off in real panic from the real undead. (1 Blu-ray)

After "Train to Busan" comes the next zombie hit from the Far East - and it is a real phenomenon: Started as an absolute insider tip, celebrated from the Catalan Sitges to the German Fantasy Film Festival, the Japanese undead comedy has established itself worldwide as an absolute horror hit since its premiere. No wonder, as "One Cut of the Dead" transforms from a low-budget zombie flick to a loving homage to the genre, which raked in its production budget 1,000 times - double bottom included. If you love "Shaun of the Dead", you will have a lot of fun with "One Cut of the Dead".