Sake, sex and gore: The Japanese zombie film and cult cinema

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Authors and Corporations: Murphy, Kayleigh
In: Asian Cinema, 26, 2015, 2, p. 193-203
published:
Intellect
Media Type: Article, E-Article

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Physical Description: 193-203
ISSN: 1059-440X
2049-6710
DOI: 10.1386/ac.26.2.193_1
published in: Asian Cinema
Language: English
Subjects:
Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Communication
Collection: Intellect (CrossRef)
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Zombie film is a minor, yet growing, sub-genre within Japan’s contemporary horror genre. This article seeks to situate this sub-genre within the context of cult cinema and examine the aesthetic qualities prominent within key Japanese zombie films. Using Mathijs and Mendik’s anatomical categories in conjunction with an exploration of the international marketing and reception of the sub-genre, this article discusses Helldriver (Nishimura, 2011), Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (Iguchi, 2011) and Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (Tomomatsu, 2012) as key examples of the sub-genre’s cult designation.</jats:p>