I Am a Hero (2016)

April 23, 2016 (JP) • Action, Horror, Drama • 126m

Overview

A man witnesses a fatal traffic accident on his way home from work, and the victim is clearly killed on impact. A moment later, when the corpse stands up and walks away, it could be a hallucination or something far more extraordinary.

Director

Shinsuke Sato

Writer

Akiko Nogi

Top Billed

Yo Oizumi

Keywords

japan zombie based on manga epidemic survival horror zombie apocalypse comic strip artist manga artist post-apocalyptic

Where to watch

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Top Billed Cast

Yo Oizumi

Hideo Suzuki

Kasumi Arimura

Hiromi Hayakari

Masami Nagasawa

Nurse Yabu

Hisashi Yoshizawa

Iura

Yoshinori Okada

Sango

Yuu Tokui

Abe

Nana Katase

Tekko

Makita Sports

Matsuo

Muga Tsukaji

Mitani

Jin Katagiri

Nakata Korori

Toru Kazama

Chikura

Runa Endo

Survivor at Fuji Outlet Park

Hiromitsu Takeda

Kasuga

Miho Suzuki

Zombie

Toshifumi Muramatsu

Taxi Driver

Natsu Ando

Zombie

Kazlaser

Zombie

Emi Kurita

Hirota Otsuka

Mangaka

Masaki Ota

Osamu

Yo Takahashi

Manga editor

Kento Shibuya

Survivor at Fuji Outlet Park

Kyotaro Gan

Passer-by

Lee Dae-kwang

Zombie

Karan Terata

Zombie

Miho Harita

Zombie

Nakatani Hitomi

Crew

KIDO Shiro

Producer

Koji Kawamoto

Stunts

Shinsuke Fujimoto

Assistant Director

Shinsuke Sato

Director

Akiko Nogi

Screenplay

Akihiro Yamauchi

Executive Producer

Kengo Hanazawa

Comic Book

Jeffrey Wilhoit

Foley Artist

Adam Schmidt

Scoring Mixer

Brett Voss

Foley Mixer

Navid Hejazi

Additional Music

Atsushi Doi

Visual Effects Supervisor

Koyo Sonae

Music Producer

Masaki Onishi

Stunt Coordinator

Kohei Chida

Music Director

Roger Campredon

Camera Operator

Hirohide Shida

Music Supervisor

Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit

Foley Artist

Drew Denton

Additional Music

Makoto Kamiya

Visual Effects Supervisor

Minami Ichikawa

Producer

Nima Fakhrara

Original Music Composer

Guillaume Riondel

Sets & Props Artist

Takaya Takahashi

Compositing Artist

Hidetaka Ichiyama

Stunts

Satoshi Noda

Stunts

Kensuke Sonomura

Stunts

Y.B. Leong

Compositing Artist

Lee Tae-jin

Stunts

Kentarô Shima

Digital Intermediate Assistant

Shunsuke Hongo

Sound Effects Editor

Junpei Shinozaki

Dialogue Editor

Yukari Hara

Compositing Artist

Shinichi Nomura

Compositing Artist

Kami Asgar

Foley Supervisor

Yasuaki Ono

Compositing Artist

Yu Joon Jeon

Stunt Coordinator

Atsushi Okuma

Stunts

Kaori Sakai

Stunts

Stunts

Yousuke Shibata

Stunts

Sound Effects Editor

Hiroki Taniguchi

Sound Designer

Hiroshi Saito

Compositing Artist

Satoshi Yamamoto

Stunts

Tetsuo Ôya

Post Production Producer

Tsutomu Uchigasaki

Stunts

Tsuyoshi Imai

Editor

Michiaki Yamasaki

Producer

Kazushiko Yokono

Sound Recordist

Taro Kawazu

Director of Photography

Hiroyuki Yoshii

Visual Effects Production Manager

Yuji Shimomura

Action Director

Yoshimasa Fujie

Assistant Director

Toshihiro Sugita

Music Coordinator

Kazumi Osaka

Decorator

Takeshi Sato

Production Secretary

Iwao Saitô

Production Design

Makoto Kamiya

Special Effects

Riichirô Nakamura

Co-Producer

Masatoshi Takeyama

Line Producer

Kimifumi Shinoda

Set Decoration

Jo Sun-ho

Grip

Sohei Nakano

Gaffer

Reviews

Reno

⭐ 7/10

January 15, 2017

**The hand that holds the pencil forced to take a shotgun.**

If you are a big zombie film fan, this should be your next flick to check it out. This is a Japanese live-action film adapted from the manga series of the same name. I am not saying it was the best zombie film ever, or the decade or even the year, but surely a better film compared to the recent ones. First of all the story is same as most of the same themed films, that the zombie outbreak brings chaos everywhere, and followed by the survival game. The difference in here was the characters and some of the great scenes that lifted the film up.

Hideo, also pronounced as Hero is a 'best newcomer' manga artist award winner a few years back. Now in his 30s looking for a breakthrough in his career. But after receiving a backlash when his book was denied to publish and followed by break up with his girlfriend, he begins to witness a series of strange events around him. While the entire city turned into madness, he and a random school girl join the hands to escape from the horror. So their journey begins to nowhere, but be safe. Later a couple of twists come into play and brings an end to the narration.

The script was not praiseworthy, but the filmmaking was, including the performances. The actors had given their best shots. The scenes involving the conflict between humans and zombies were carved so awesomely. Being a film fanatic, I'm used to this kind of themes, so none of these flicks can scare me. Not just the sci-fi horror films, but also the supernatural horrors. That's a drawback. But if I was a normal guy or a little kid, this film would have been in a different league. Still, I enjoyed it. Because overall film offered me a great entertainment.

> "What you seek isn't dream anymore! It's delusion. Only a small, special group of people can achieve success."

I don't understand the Japanese, except a few simple words, but from my observation, they never mentioned the word 'zombie'. They called it by the virus that caused it, ZQN. I don't know what those alphabets stand for, but all I got was the word 'Zokyun'. The equivalent English word is 'bang', like a sudden sharp thud sound. Anyway, coming to the film, the characters are unpredictable. You can't trust anyone of them, except our lead guy. Not just because of the infection, but their intentions, more like it is about survival of the fittest. I mean like usual, the man's weakness, power hungry.

After Hideo, the school girl Hiromi is the next in the lead, but there's nothing much to expect from her. They kept that role very mysterious, that I was looking for an explanation which never came. That was really disappointing, but it also mean a hint of a possible sequel. I hope they make one, after all this film was received so well. The details in the film were very impressive, even the small ones. Not just they focused the human characters, they have given strength to zombies to strike the survived human ruthlessly, but uniquely like an athlete. So basically, no traditional zombie theory was followed. They bent the rules to make it a unique product, as well as to entertain the viewers, mostly funnily.

Shot in the fine places, especially in the second half. This film redefined the zombie film from those days before the evolution of superheroes and space-age flicks. It was a perfect mix of comedy, action and thriller. But I laughed surely better than those recent full length comedy flicks that had best comedians. This is not a remake material, so I'm not expecting the west to do that. Like I always say, whatever world film I watch, I'm happy to end up in a Japanese or a French film. It was a bit long, worth it though. I am not overwhelmed and blindly recommending it, but this film was really good, particularly if you like black comedy, sort of.

_7/10_

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