Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies (2001) Stacy (original title)

Director:

Naoyuki Tomomatsu

Writers:

Kenji Otsuki (novel)
Chisato Ôgawara (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 August 2001 (Japan)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Plot Keywords:

Shot Multiple Times | Mutilation | Amputation | Shot In The Arm | Shot In The Shoulder

Cast

Norman England	...	Jeff
Tomoka Hayashi	...	Nozomi
Yukijirô Hotaru
Ryôichi Inaba
Natsuki Katô	...	Eiko
Ryûki Kitaoka
Shirô Misawa
Masayoshi Nogami	...	Father
Toshinori Omi	...	Shibukawa
Kenji Otsuki
Hinako Saeki
Yôji Tanaka	...	Rokuyama
Masayoshi Tomomatsu
Donpei Tsuchihira
Yasutaka Tsutsui	...	Dr. Inugami Sukekiyo
Shungiku Uchida

Directed by
Naoyuki Tomomatsu

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kenji Otsuki		novel
Chisato Ôgawara		screenplay

Produced by
Naokatsu Itô	....	producer

Cinematography by
Masahide Iioka

Sound Department
Kazuyuki Tsuchiya	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Takashi Oda	....	dummy effects
Hiroshi Sagae	....	sculptor

Production Companies

• Gensou haikyuu-sha Ltd.

Distributors

• Cultmovies (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• GAGA
• Gensou haikyuu-sha Ltd.
• Synapse Films (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Tokuma Japan Communications Co. Ltd.

Special Effects

• Setouchi Pro (special effects)

Other Companies

• Active Cine Club (ACC) K.K.  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

"Stacy" - Japan (original title)

Runtime:

Germany:79 min | USA:80 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK)

Filming Locations:

Tamagawa River, Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Gensou haikyuu-sha Ltd.

Trivia:

There is a advert on the TV advertising a chainsaw attachment which you can fit on your hand. It's called "Blues Campbell's Right Hand 2", a reference to Bruce Campbell.

Movie Connections:

References Day of the Dead (1985)

Nights Of The Odd Zombie Schoolgirls

Naoyuki Tomomatsu's "Stacy" of 2001 is a messy and confusing, but highly entertaining and amusing humorous gore flick like it will only be made in the Land Of The Rising Sun.

In the near future (beginning of the 21st century), girls between 15 and 17 suddenly fall victims to a mysterious epidemic plague. After a period of gratuitous "Near Death Happiness" ("NDH") , the cheerful girls die, only to rise from the dead as flesh eating zombie-schoolgirls, commonly referred to as Stacies. These Stacies infest the streets with their desire for flesh, until they are "repeat-killed". In order to repeat-kill a Stacy, she must be cut in 165 pieces, a task which is performed mainly by the "Romero Repeat-Kill Troops", Swat teams in trucks specialized on Stacy-disposal...

When watching "Stacy", I couldn't help but laugh my ass off almost throughout the entire film. The plot es absolute nonsense, and there is no suspense at all, but it is (besides the excessive gore) exactly the absurd story that makes this movie such a joy to watch. "Stacy" is furthermore a tribute to Zombie-Classics, as the whole movie is full of references to movies like "The Evil Dead" or George A. Romero's 'Dead' films ("Romero Repeat-Kill Troops", a popular chainsaw called "Bruce Campbell's Right Hand, etc.).

The performances range from bearable to awful, but since this is a movie with a twinkle in the eye, that has to be seen with a certain sense of humor, the terrible acting is not really bothersome. As mentioned above, the gore is extreme, which is the movie's main purpose, and which should serve as a recommendation to my fellow gore-fans. "Stacy" may be pure nonsense, the plot is unbelievably odd and confusing at times and the acting is terrible, but the movie is certainly quite amusing for a fan of splatter flicks. Recommended for a good, gory laugh.