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Wild Zero

Name: Wild Zero
Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Horror
Released: 1999-08-28
Cast: Seiji, Billy, Toru, Masashi Endô, Kwancharu Shitichai

1999 | 98 min | Action, Science Fiction, Horror

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Best for anyone who's already planned their apocalypse hideout and fans of close encounters. The undead are the backdrop; how people treat each other is the real story. Same wavelength as The Terminator or Predator. The aliens are the hook, but the human reactions are the story.
The mood: Scary.
The pace: Builds dread steadily, at 1 hr 38 min.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.

Only legendary Japanese garage rock band Guitar Wolf can stand between a race of aliens from destroying Earth with an army of zombies.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 14K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Tetsuro Takeuchi

SeijiGuitar Wolf
BillyBass Wolf
ToruDrum Wolf
Masashi EndôAce
Kwancharu ShitichaiTobio
Makoto InamiyaCaptain
Haruka NakajoYamazaki
Shirô NamikiKondo
TanekoHanako
Yoshiyuki MorishitaToshi