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We Are Little Zombies
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Wikipedia article
'We Are Little Zombies' (aka 'W Ritoru Zonbzu') is a Japanese 2019 drama film directed by Makoto Nagahisa. The film featured at both the Sundance and Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot
Four 13-year old children, the lead character Hikaru( Keita Ninomiya), Takemura (Mondo Okumura) Ishi (Satoshi Mizuno) and Ikuko (Sena Nakajima) meet outside a crematorium. Coming from challenging backgrounds, and often having unfortunate relationships with their family, they all dislike their recently deceased parents, all killed in unfortunate circumstances ( automobile accident, double suicide, a wok-related fire and murder by the hands of a pedophilic piano teacher). They are all being cremated.
Not trusting adults, they bond over their shared attribute of not sharing emotion. At the same age, they decided to run away and form their own pop music band, which they call "The Little Zombies". People like their addictive music, and they go about meeting various people that will shape their future. The children move through the story, dealing with their grief.
Cast
* Keita Ninomiya as Hikari
* Satoshi Mizuno as Ishi
* Rinko Kikuchi as Ikuko Ibu
* Masatoshi Nagase as Haruhiko Ibu
* Yki Kud as Rie ta
* Kuranosuke Sasaki as Gen Takami
Awards and Festival Selection Screenings
* Tokyo International Film Festival
* Sundance Film Festival 2019
* Berlin International Film Festival.
* The New Zealand Internaitonal Film Festival
Reception
The website's critics consensus reads: We Are Little Zombies mixes the playful and the profane with a stylish and visually inventive look at death, abandonment, and the grieving process.
References
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