One Cut of the Dead

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One Cut of the Dead (Japanese: カメラを止めるな!, Hepburn: Kamera o Tomeru na!; transl. Don't Stop the Camera!) is a 2017 Japanese independent satirical zombie comedy film written and directed by Shin'ichirō Ueda. Based primarily on the stage play Ghost in the Box! by Ryoichi Wada, it follows a film crew who are tasked with making One Cut of the Dead, a zombie horror film for live television that must be shot in a single take; the film initially depicts One Cut of the Dead as a film within the film, then goes back in time to show the origins and production of the project from the perspective of the cast and crew. Made with a low budget of ¥3 million ($25,000) with a cast of unknown actors, One Cut of the Dead opened in a small cinema in Japan for a six-day run. Following its international success upon its screening at the Udine Film Festival, the film received a wide release, including a re-release in Japan. The film grossed $27.93 million (¥3.12 billion) in Japan and $30.5 million worldwide, making...

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