One sunny day, four young teens meet by chance at a crematorium. Hikari, Ikuko, Ishi, and Takemura all lost their parents at the same time. Hikari’s were in a car crash whilst on holiday. Ikuko’s were murdered by a deranged stalker. Ishi’s were in a gas explosion. Takemura’s killed themselves to escape the hell of debt. But none of them could shed a tear. They were like zombies, devoid of all emotion. Alone in the world with no future, no dreams or even the energy to move forward, our protagonists dress in scraps from a garbage dump, turn their favorite items from their empty homes into musical instruments, and decide to form a kick-ass band. They call themselves "LITTLE ZOMBIES." This is a story about their quest to retrieve their ability to feel. And what they discover at the end of it. (Source: NIKKATSU) Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
- Native Title: WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES
- Also Known As: Wî â Ritoru Zonbîzu , ウィーアーリトルゾンビーズ , Wī ā Ritoru Zonbīzu
- Screenwriter & Director: Nagahisa Makoto
- Genres: Music, Comedy, Youth, Drama
Where to Watch We Are Little Zombies
Cast & Credits
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![Ninomiya Keita in We Are Little Zombies Japanese Movie (2019)]( "Ninomiya Keita in We Are Little Zombies Japanese Movie (2019)")
Ninomiya KeitaHikariMain Role -
![Mizuno Satoshi in We Are Little Zombies Japanese Movie (2019)]( "Mizuno Satoshi in We Are Little Zombies Japanese Movie (2019)")
Mizuno SatoshiIshi Shinpachi / "Ishi"Main Role -
![Okumura Mondo in We Are Little Zombies Japanese Movie (2019)]( "Okumura Mondo in We Are Little Zombies Japanese Movie (2019)")
Okumura MondoTakemuraMain Role -
![Nakajima Sena in We Are Little Zombies Japanese Movie (2019)]( "Nakajima Sena in We Are Little Zombies Japanese Movie (2019)")
Nakajima SenaIkukoMain Role -
![Sasaki Kuranosuke in We Are Little Zombies Japanese Movie (2019)]( "Sasaki Kuranosuke in We Are Little Zombies Japanese Movie (2019)")
Sasaki KuranosukeTakami Gen [Hikari's father]Support Role -
![Kudo Yuki in We Are Little Zombies Japanese Movie (2019)]( "Kudo Yuki in We Are Little Zombies Japanese Movie (2019)")
Kudo YukiOta Rie [Hikari's aunt]Support Role
Reviews
The movie is mainly from Hikari's point of view and as he is a big fan of retro video games the movie is structured like a game itself with the accompanying music that is so characteristic for those old games.
While the initial thought about the storyline would seem to be sad, the movie is full of humour and laughs. Acting wise some might find it hard to judge as the children are supposed to be emotionless.
The movie itself, the fast paced editing,the colorful set design and the music is addicting and make it an enjoyful ride that might have some emotional message hidden.
"I like waking up to a blurry world."
As humans we're not supposed to deal with so much stress, tragedy, and death, it's more natural for us to lose our empathy and sympathy to protect ourselves form feeling too much. We become saddened by death until we're saddened enough to not have enough energy to care. Just as over-consumption makes us lose our ability to enjoy, desensitization makes us become less human. Now we have become zombies.We are Little Zombies is about a group of kids who grew up in a dark world, not knowing what healthy parental love looks like. Domestic abuse, parental neglect, parental insertion and jealously, bullying, and no support lead these kids to close themselves off. When their parents die, they don't really know how to feel, display their feelings, or what right they have to certain feelings. With parents they hate, but can't help but love, how can they decide what to feel? Instead the shock, the tragedy, the lack of tragedy cause them to become "zombies."
The story plays out as the main character Hikari lives through video games. So the movie is filmed as it their lives are made of stages and save points. A group of kids meet at a funeral and go on emotionless adventures trying to find their emotions as adults fail to understand or protect them and as other adults turn the children's experiences with tragedy and death into something to capitalize on.
