Wild Zero

Wild Zero
Promotional release poster
Directed byTetsuro Takeuchi
Written bySatoshi Takagi[1]
Produced byKaichiro Furata[1]
Starring
CinematographyMotoki Kobayashi
Edited byTomoe Kubota
Music byGuitar Wolf
Production
company
Dragon Pictures[1]
Release date
  • August 8, 1999 (1999-08-08) (Japan)
Running time
98 minutes[2]
CountryJapan[1]
LanguageJapanese[3]

Wild Zero is a 1999 Japanese comedy horror film directed by Tetsuro Takeuchi. It stars Masashi Endō as Ace, a fan of the Japanese rock power trio Guitar Wolf (who star as themselves). After assisting the group, the band's eponymous vocalist makes Ace his blood brother and gives him a whistle to blow during times of trouble. Ace later meets Tobio (Kwancharu Shitichai) during a gas station robbery. The group later finds themselves in the middle of a zombie outbreak.

Wild Zero was shown as part of the Midnight Madness series at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival.

  1. ^ a b c d Eisner, Ken (November 5, 2000). "Review: 'Wild Zero'". Variety. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Release". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
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