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'Tokyo-Zombie' Live-Action DVD From Anchor Bay in April
Date: 2/9/2009
Anchor Bay is set to release a DVD of the live-action adaptation of Yusaku Hanakuma?s Tokyo Zombie manga on April 1st. The film, which stars Tadanobu Asano and Sho Aikawa as two hapless blue collar workers with dreams of martial arts stardom, was released in Japan in 2005.



While some zombie films such as Shaun of the Dead have had their humorous moments, nothing can match Tokyo Zombie for over-the-top wacky, totally weird humor. Director Sakichi Sato never misses an opportunity to indulge in the absurd?this is the only zombie movie ever that delves into the mystery of who keeps the electricity flowing and the lights on in the midst of an all-out zombie apocalypse. Sato even utilizes an anime sequence very effectively in the middle of the movie to describe the effects of the mass zombie attack.



With its any light-hearted approach to a traditionally serious (some might even say "slow-footed" and ?leaden?) subject, Anchor Bay?s Tokyo Zombie DVD (MSRP $26.97) release should appeal to fans of the zombie genre who want something new, and it could easily spark renewed interest in Hanakuma?s excellent (and also very humorous) manga, which is published here in the States by Last Gasp (see ?Last Gasp to Publish Tokyo Zombie?).
Source: ICv2