Wild Zero (1999)

Country of Origin: Japan
Year of Production: 1999
Running Times: 98 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby Digital

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Dragon Pictures / GAGA Communications / Takeuchi Tetsuro Entertainment
Executive Producer: Tanaka Kazuhiko
Chief Producers: Sakai Yoichi, Takemoto Katsuaki
Producers: Furata Kaichie, Takeuchi Tetsuro
A.A. Promotion Company Ltd Associate Producer: Uchida Takao
Production Manager: Nosaka Asako
Production Co-Ordinators: Shinozaki Ayumi, Suzuki Ahiko
Thai Co-Ordinators: A.A. Promotion Company Ltd, Shinohara Masanori, Yagisawa Yoshikara. Chanakaru Sirizomi, Somsak Lertpanyanapani (?)
A.A. Promotion Company Ltd Managing Director: Maneeya Manapong
A.A. Promotion Company Ltd Executive Co-Ordinator: Aida Nozuo
Asia Coordination Co Ltd Managing Director: Aida Karuo
Asia Coordination Co Ltd Co-Ordinators: Tominaga kanichi, Ikeda Misaki, Worawuth Akanitmi, Graitith Chansirithong, Manit Saner

SCRIPT
Script: Takeuchi Tetsuro, Takaki Satoshi
Rock 'n' Roll Transliteration: Koy

DIRECTION
Director: Takeuchi Tetsuro
Assistant Directors: Takaki Satoshi, Takanohara Hitoshi, Sasa Mexico

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Kobayashi Motoki
Lighting Designer: Suruki Toichi
Chief Lighting Assistant: Masao
Camera Assistants: Takanuma Naumi, Kato Junichi, Sasatoe Koichi, Kiyokawa Koshi
Thai Camera Assistants: Suchat Tieboncha, Peera Sirisil
Electric Best Boy: Murata Akihiko
Electricians: Ide Hiroshi, Yaginuma Shingo
Stills: Suzuki Yoko

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Tomoe Kubota

MUSIC
Music: Guitar Wolf

SOUND
Sound: Koichi Hayasaki

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Key Hair and Make Up: Namiki Akio
Hair and Make Up: Yamaura Yuraki
Costume Supervisor: Shinobara Saori
Costume Assistant: Nishirawa Shinomi

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Kobayashi Atsuo
Sculptors: Kataoka Norikagu, Shimiru Satora

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Akihiko Inamura
Art Advisor: Inamura Akihiko

MISCELLANEOUS
Technical Advisor: Kobayashi Moroki
Choreography: Hasegawa Eisuko
Production Assistant: Smith
Runner: Nozoe Tahakiko
Asia Coordination Co Ltd Accounting: Nida Imla

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: Shibahara Takanari
Stunts: Sumi Hidekazu, Matsue Takashi

CASTING
Casting: Ishigaki Mitsuyo

CAST
Guitar Wolf (himself)
Drum Wolf (himself)
Bass Wolf (himself)
Endô Masashi (Ace)
Inamiya Makoto (Captain)
Shitichai Kwancharu (Tobio)
Masao (full name: Masao Sato) (Masao)
Namiki Shirô (Kondo)
Nakajo Haruka (Yamazaki)
Taneko (Hanako)
Morishita Yoshiyuki (Toshi)
Tawaki Fusamori (Mori)
Murata Akihiko (Toshio)
Enami Asaki (idle girl)
Egawa Kae (Hagorome Tohnyo? / junky lady)
Hirumi Giga (Gangster A)
Kikuchi (Gangster B)
Murakami Akihita (old man)
Susie (bloody lady)
Nishirawa Shinami (screaming lady)
Senachuo Norikaru (shopman)
Miyauchi Yasuhike (Karuo)
Shiobara Masanori (worker A)
Noror Takahiko (worker B)
Misumi Takashi (office worker)
Maekawa Junichi, Higasayama Kunihito, Kobayashi Atsuo (zombies)
Asada Yoko (voice of Tobio)
Yanaga Karuko (voice of Yamazaki)
Ikezawa Haruna (voice of DJ)
Mishima Yutaka (voice of personality)
Takasugi Kodai (voice of announcer)

The arrival on Earth of a massive fleet of flying saucers coincides with a mass outbreak of zombie mayhem in the Japanese countryside. Only three men stand between the aliens and their zombie cohorts and the total obliteration of the planet - trash rock trio Guitar Wolf!

As mad as they come, this is a nearly indescribable hybrid of 50s rock-and-roll flick, Peter Jackson style zombie epic and the best-selling computer game Resident Evil. Gory, dumb and incomprehensible it may be but it's also an immense amount of fun and its blatant stupidity sits well with with its crazed, non-sensical plot. No masterpiece, but so cool and hard to dislike that it's cult following in the West is easy to understand.

Japan
DVD Distributor: King Records (KIBF47)

UK
Video Distributor: Artsmagic / European Cult Cinema (WA0044)
DVD Distributor: Artsmagic / European Cult Cinema (WA044D)

2000
September
16: Canada - shown at the Toronto International Film Festival
30: Canada - shown at the Vancouver Film Festival

October
24: USA - shown at the Raindance Film Festival

2003
April
21: UK - DVD release (Artsmagic / European Cult Cinema (WA044D)); video release (Artsmagic / European Cult Cinema (WA0044))

This is Rock 'n' Roll JET-Movie

Thrill, Speed and Stupid Zombies

Trash and Chaossss!!!!

The great psycho of them all!

Brutality of screen!!!

SEE ALSO
Night of the Living Dead (1968)

MAGAZINES

Arteries no.4 p.72 (UK)
review

The Dark Side no.102 p.31 (UK)
review

Fangoria no.203 p.44 (USA)
illustrated article

MPEG no.1 p.28 (UK)
review

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

zombies, aliens, ufos, rock music, rock bands, axes, drugs, gore, exploding heads, gas stations, guitars, meteorites, motorcycles, suicide, whistles, teenagers, nightclubs

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008