I Am a Hero

A man witnesses a fatal traffic accident on his way home from work, and the victim is clearly killed on impact. A moment later, when the corpse stands up and walks away, it could be a hallucination or something far more extraordinary.

Cast

Yo Oizumi

as Hideo Suzuki

Kasumi Arimura

as Hiromi Hayakari

Masami Nagasawa

as Nurse Yabu

Hisashi Yoshizawa

as Iura

Yoshinori Okada

as Sango

Yuu Tokui

as Abe

Nana Katase

as Tekko

Makita Sports

as Matsuo

Tsukaji Muga

as Mitani

Jin Katagiri

as Nakata Korori

Reviews

Reno

**The hand that holds the pencil forced to take a shotgun.** If you are a big zombie film fan, this should be your next flick to check it out. This is a Japanese live-action film adapted from the manga series of the same name. I am not saying it was the best zombie film ever, or the decade or eve...

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