Question 1

Is One Cut of the Dead (2017) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — One Cut of the Dead (2017)'s appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a meta film, it scored 0.0/10 for fear, 4.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.4/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

Question 2

What is One Cut of the Dead (2017)'s release date, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

One Cut of the Dead (2017)'s US theatrical release date is November 8, 2018. Its first home release date is December 25, 2018.

Question 3

What age is One Cut of the Dead (2017) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

One Cut of the Dead (2017) has no MPAA age rating, and Watch Darkly does not assign one either, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 0.0/10 for fear, 4.0/10 for gore, and 3.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the highest score. Content warnings on file: body fluids.

Question 4

Who is in the cast of One Cut of the Dead (2017)?

Accepted Answer

Takayuki Hamatsu plays Director Higurashi, Yuzuki Akiyama plays Chinatsu, Kazuaki Nagaya plays Kazuaki Kamiya, Harumi Shuhama plays Nao, Mao plays Mao Higurashi, Hiroshi Ichihara plays Kasahara, Manabu Hosoi plays Manabu Hosoda, Shuntarô Yamazaki plays Toshisuke Yamago.

Question 5

Does One Cut of the Dead (2017) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

One Cut of the Dead (2017) has a hopeful ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 6

What are some films like One Cut of the Dead (2017)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to One Cut of the Dead (2017) on Watch Darkly include The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Spree (2020), Shaun of the Dead (2004), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

One Cut of the Dead

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The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Spree (2020)

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Resident Evil (2002)

Day of the Dead (1985)

Yummy (2019)