Wild Zero (2000)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Tetsuro Takeuchi

Writers:

Satoshi Takagi (writer)
Tetsuro Takeuchi (writer)

Genre:

Action | Romance | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Music

Tagline:

Trash and chaossss!!!!

Plot:

Aliens are invading the planet and turning humans into zombies. After saving his heros, Guitar Wolf...

Plot Keywords:

Guitar | Blood Brothers | Blood | Manager | Spacecraft

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Guitar Wolf	...	Himself
Drum Wolf	...	Himself
Bass Wolf	...	Himself
Masashi Endô	...	Ace
Kwancharu Shitichai	...	Tobio
Makoto Inamiya	...	Captain
Haruka Nakajo	...	Yamazaki
Shirô Namiki	...	Kondo
Taneko	...	Hanako
Yoshiyuki Morishita	...	Toshi
Masao	...	Masao
Tawaki Fusamori	...	Mori
Akihiko Murata	...	Toshio
Enami Esako	...	Idle Girl
Kae Egawa	...	Hagoromo Tennyo / Junky Lady

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:18 | UK:18

Company:

Dragon Pictures

Trivia:

Guitar Wolf transfer many of their on-stage antics to their on-screen personas. Most notable are the constant hair combing and Seiji's exaggerated beer-drinking style.

Quotes:

Guitar Wolf: Love has no borders, nationalities, or genders!

Movie Connections:

References The Toxic Avenger (1984)

Hey-Ho! Let's Go! THE greatest Japanese rock'n'roll zombie movie ever made!

I love rock'n'roll and I love zombie movies, and 'Wild Zero' combines the two into a fantastically entertaining and energetic movie that I'm certain in years to come will be regarded as a trash classic. I usually like my zombie movies to be serious, but in this case I didn't mind the silliness at all. In fact I absolutely loved every minute of it! Cult Japanese trio Guitar Wolf, who deftly mix punk, rockabilly, garage and surf influences, star in this impossible to categorize fun fun fun romp which jumps genres as fast as Johnny Ramone changes bar chords. Masashi Endo plays Ace, a major Guitar Wolf fan, who helps the band out of a tight spot with a nasty promoter. Guitar Wolf give him a whistle and tell him to use it if he's ever in a jam. Little does Ace know he'll soon be stuck in the middle of a rampaging zombie horde! Believe me, there is has been nothing quite like this movie ever before. It's stupid but GOOD stupid. No, make that GREAT stupid. I thought it was absolutely wonderful and if Ed Wood, Lucio Fulci, Link Wray and The Dickies mean anything to you then this is ESSENTIAL viewing! I'm usually wary of sequels but if 'Wild Zero' ever has one I'll be queueing up to see it!