Zom100: Bucket List of the Dead is the newest Japanese horror-comedy currently streaming on Netflix. The movie is based off the Japanese manga series of the same name, written by Haro Aso and illustrated by Kotaro Takata.
Starring Eiji Akaso (Pending Train, Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero, Hiru). Mai Shiraishi (Teppachi, Don’t Call It Mystery, Usogui). Shuntaro Yanagi (Alice in Borderland, Master’s Daughter, Sugarless).
Akira Tendo is feeling pretty good about himself. He has just graduated from college and managed to land his dream job at a production company. He is bright-eyed and ready to give his best at his new job. Things are going great until after a few months on the job, Tendo is now overworked and high-stressed. He dreads this new existence. His newfound reality begins to set in and he realizes that the corporate life sucks.
Day-by-day Tendo drags himself to work, living a monotonous zombie-like life. There’s a zombie outbreak in Tokyo and Tendo has come to the greatest realization in his life. No more work!
Zombies are everywhere!
Tendo realizes the end might be soon for him, so he decides to create a bucket list of everything he wants to do before becoming a zombie. One of the things Tendo decides to put on his list, is to become a super hero and save the people he finds.
Along the way, Tendo searches for his best friend, Kencho, because who wants to ride out the a zombie invasion alone? The two have been friends since college and had an argument right before the world went to hell. After saving Kencho, the two start working on Tendo’s bucket list. They also meet Shizuka, a lone female that trusts no one and is staying alive in her own kick-ass way. The trio form a bond to get through the zombie apocalypse together and enjoy all of the small moments that come their way.
Not wanting to give too much of the movie away, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is a not-too-serious movie. It is weird. It is light-hearted. And it gives you something to think about.
Overall, this is a fun, horror-comedy film. The zombies are creative in the movie. They’re fast, full of hunger, and have no hesitation to chase you down. The story is simple and faily easy to follow and that is perfectly fine.
The commentary about working ourselves into a zombie state, dredging through life and how society accepts it is pretty obvious. The movie wants to tell you: Why not take a little time out of your life and enjoy it, because THIS could happen!
Finally, Zom 100:Bucket List of the Dead is following along the same lines as Shaun of the Dead and Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, as a laid-back movie that is enjoyable and is sure to become a horror-comedy to rewatch every spooky season!
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is worth a watch.
Rating: 8.5/10
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