The third section of the film depicts the chaotic shooting of One Cut of the Dead from behind the scenes. One Cut of the Dead is also revealed to be a live show, so no reshoots or delays are possible. The second section of the film involves the personal lives of the real cast and crew of the One Cut of the Dead production as they prepare to make the one-shot take. Chinatsu kills Higurashi, and she ends the first section by standing on the blood pentagram in a trance-like state. Higurashi berates Chinatsu for killing his 'actor'. Chinatsu confronts zombified Ko in a repeat of the scene at the start of the film, after briefly being interrupted by zombified Nao, Chinatsu decapitates zombified Ko. An unidentified zombie approaches Chinatsu and leaves. Also offscreen, a zombified Nao infects Ko. Offscreen, Ko kills Nao to save Chinatsu. Nao attempts to kill Chinatsu and chases her, dispatching the zombies in the process during the chase. They reunite with Nao, who suspects that Chinatsu is infected. Chinatsu is confronted by the zombies and saved by Ko. Nao decapitates zombified Yamago and is splattered with zombie blood, possibly infecting her.Ĭhinatsu, Ko, and Nao attempt to escape, but Higurashi facilitates an attack by zombified Kasahara while he films. Higurashi brings zombified Yamago back in for more footage, throwing him at the other humans. Sound engineer Yamago rushes out of the plant and is infected. Higurashi insists they continue filming using the real zombies. Actress Chinatsu, actor Ko, and makeup artist Nao lock the zombies out of the plant. Cameraman Hosoda turns into a zombie and bites assistant director Kasahara, turning him as well. Director Higurashi, desperate for film success due to mounting debts, and frustrated at the actors' work, arranges for a blood pentagram to be painted to activate real zombies per the plant's haunted past. In the first section of the film, the cast and crew of a low-budget zombie film called One Cut of the Dead are shooting at an abandoned water filtration plant. The film also received acclaim from critics, who praised its originality, writing and humor. It grossed US $27,935,711 ( ¥3.12 billion) in Japan and $30.5 million worldwide, making box office history by earning over a thousand times its budget. Following its international success at its screening at the Udine Film Festival, the film began getting wider exposure, including a re-release in Japan. Made with a low budget of ¥3 million ($25,000) with a cast of unknown actors, the film opened in Japan in a small theatre for a six-day run. It follows a team of actors and filmmakers who are tasked with shooting a zombie film for live television, and who must do so in a single take. "Don't Stop the Camera!") is a 2017 Japanese zombie comedy film written and directed by Shin'ichirō Ueda. One Cut of the Dead ( カメラを止めるな!, Kamera o Tomeru na!, transl.
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