Wild Zero
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Wild Zero |
| Original title | Wild Zero |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Tetsuro Takeuchi |
| script | Satoshi Takagi |
| production | Kaichiro Furata, Katsuaki Takemoto |
| music | Guitar Wolf |
| camera | Motoko Kobayashi |
| cut | Tomoe Kubuta |
| occupation | |
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Wild Zero is a Japanese trash zombie rock and roll film from 2000.
action
After a meteor strike, aliens attack the earth and turn people into zombies. Ace, a fan of the rock band Guitar Wolf , who knows nothing about the invasion, is on his way to a concert by his favorite band in a club in a small town.
After the concert an argument breaks out behind the scenes between the band and Capitan, the owner of the club; when the owner draws a gun, Ace inadvertently saves the band. The three band members escape, and the singer gives Ace a whistle as a reward: If danger threatens, Ace should just whistle and Guitar Wolf would appear and help him.
The next day, Ace is on his way to a rock concert again - on the way, however, he has to stop at a gas station, where he (again unintentionally) thwarted a robbery. In doing so, he saves the life of the (supposed) girl Tobio. On the way to the concert again Ace meets zombies , recognizes the danger, turns around and tries to save Tobio. Together with Tobio, Ace tries to get through to Guitar Wolf and with the band to stop the attack of the aliens, while the relationship between Tobio and Ace develops. After a zombie attack, they both flee to an empty building. When Ace realizes that Tobio is a boy, he turns away irritated and locks himself in a room. Meanwhile the building is overrun by zombies and Tobio escapes outside. In his hiding place the insecure Ace Guitar Wolf appears, who has him with the band battle cry “ Rock and Roll has no borders, nationalities and genders! “( English : Rock and roll has no boundaries, nationalities or genders! ) Calls on Tobio to find and protect him.
production
For cost reasons, the film was shot in Thailand within three weeks . The zombies were played by soldiers of the Thai army and their families. Tobio was played by the Thai actress Kwancharu Shitichai, who was later dubbed by a Japanese actress. The band Guitar Wolf is by members of the same name, real garages - rock 'n' roll - band played from Japan. Director Tetsuro Takeuchi also directed all of Guitar Wolf's music clips.
publication
Wild Zero was released on August 8, 1999 in Japan. In 2000 it was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival , among others .
An FSK-18 DVD has been released in Germany by Rapid Eye Movies . The DVD contains the Japanese original version as well as the German synchronization. There are also German and English subtitles as well as the original Japanese trailers for the film.
criticism
The lexicon of international films ruled that the film was "a crude and cheaply produced zombie rock adventure." It contained a "minimalist story."
Ken Elsner of the American magazine Variety says of Wild Zero: "The film has everything a midnight audience could want, even if the film is generally barely screenable at other times of the theater clock." The online film database Allmovie rated the film three and a half of five stars and stated that “ ... the dizzying energy and unrepentant silly plot of this film is a roar and a cheer. "
Awards
At the 2001 Philadelphia Film Festival , the film won the audience award in the "Best Horror Film" category.
Web links
- Wild Zero in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Wild Zero in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ken Eisner: Wild Zero. In: Variety. November 5, 2000, accessed June 28, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Jonathan Crow: Wild Zero (2000). In: AllMovie. Retrieved June 28, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Wild Zero. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .