I Am a Hero (2015)

One day, after returning from work late in the evening, Hideo witnesses a traffic accident in which a car crashes into a nearby pedestrian, killing the victim instantly. However, despite ... See full summary »

Director:

Shinsuke Sato

Writers:

Kengo Hanazawa (manga), Akiko Nogi (screenplay)

Stars:

Masami Nagasawa, Kasumi Arimura, Yô Ôizumi

6 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Masami Nagasawa	...	Tsugumi Oda
Kasumi Arimura	...	Hiromi
Yô Ôizumi	...	Hideo Suzuki
Miho Suzuki	...	Zombie - Tekko
Yoshinori Okada	...	Sango
Nana Katase	...	Tekko
Hisashi Yoshizawa	...	Iura
Muga Tsukaji	...	Mitani
Jin Katagiri	...	Korori Nakada
Yu Tokui	...	Abe
Makita Sports	...	Matsuo
Tôru Kazama	...	Chikura
Toshifumi Muramatsu
Natsu Andô
Kazunori Kaneko

Storyline

One day, after returning from work late in the evening, Hideo witnesses a traffic accident in which a car crashes into a nearby pedestrian, killing the victim instantly. However, despite severe injuries including a broken neck, the victim's body stands up and walks away. Hideo questions whether this is another one of his hallucinations, but strange events begin happening around him.

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Plot Keywords:

based on manga | zombie | undead | japanese girl | shot gun | 

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Genres:

Action | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

23 April 2016 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Soy hèroe

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avex Pictures, Dentsu, East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Outlet Mall scene was filmed entirely at the mall in South Korea that went out of busisness few years ago. Due to the strict gun law of Japan, the goverment did not allow producers to use the gun for the movie.

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Soundtracks

Home on the Range
Music by Daniel E. Kelley and lyrics by Brewster M. Higley
Performed by Allie Goertz

User Reviews

A New Gem

I Am A Hero is a Japanese Horror MangaThriller directed by Shinsuke Yoto which is fresh in its appearance, narration, action and performances. Film revolves around a manga artist Hideo Suzuki who is struggling throughout and is leading an unsuccessful life encounters zombies which was a result of outbreak meets Hiromi, a teenaged school girl and their survival forms the crux of the story. Brilliant direction, omitted 99% of the clichés in the zombie movies. Absolutely brilliant action, graphics, the performances of the junior artists (Zombies) makes this movie a beautiful, engaging horror thriller. This movie has got the comedy, action, thrills, emotional quotients and mesmerizing acting by the lead actors. The music and background score was absolutely brilliant. A gem added to the zombie list. Don't miss this.. My rating 8.2 on 10