is a manga written in 1999 by Yusaku Hanakuma. It was subsequently made into a 2005 Japanese film written and directed by Sakichi Sato. The films stars Tadanobu Asano, Show Aikawa, and Erika Okuda. The movie was released in North America, UK and later Australia and New Zealand in 2009.

Plot

Fujio and Mitsuo are two full-time slackers who work in a fire extinguisher factory. The two spend their lunch hours training to fulfill their dreams of being jujitsu champions. One day, they murder their boss and dump his body on a

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known as "Black Fuji". Things suddenly become worse when an army of the undead rises from the waste dump and begin to attack the living. In order to survive, they will have to employ their limited jujitsu skills, to either help or escape Tokyo.

Film cast

* Tadanobu Asano – Fujio * Show Aikawa – Mitsuo * Erika Okuda – Yoko * Arata Furuta – Ishihara * Kazuo Umezu – Akiyama / Prince * Hina Matsuoka – Fumiyo * Maria Takagi – Yocchan's sister

Reception

In a list of "10 Great Zombie Manga", Anime News Network's Jason Thompson placed ''Tokyo Zombie'' in ninth place, calling it "good, cheesy, ultraviolent entertainment".

References

External links

* * 1999 manga 2000s Japanese-language films 2005 horror films Zombie comedy films 2005 films Japanese horror films Manga adapted into films Live-action films based on manga Zombies in anime and manga Zombies in comics 2000s comedy horror films 2005 comedy films Japanese zombie films 2000s Japanese films {{comedy-horror-film-stub