Helldriver
Japan, 2010: 106 Minutes: Canadian Premieredescription
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An alien-spawned, mysterious mist blankets the northern half of Japan, transforming those who inhale it into ravenous, flesh-eating zombies hell-bent on devouring the surviving human population. Plunged into chaos, Japan is torn in two - the southern half of the country, where the populace remains untouched by the deadly gas, lives behind a heavily-fortified wall, while the northern half is a lawless, zombie- infected wasteland. Political forces are locked in a stalemate over whether the living dead should remain protected as family members or exterminated like a plague.
Hope arrives in the form of Kika, a beautiful high school girl armed with a chainsaw sword powered by an artificial heart. Recruited by the government, Kika leads a ragtag group of desperados on a secret mission into the zombie-infected wilds to exterminate zombie queen.
Visionary filmmaker Yoshihiro Nishimura’s first solo directorial effort since Tokyo Gore Police is an epic, apocalyptic road movie featuring non-stop action and over-the-top splatter. The long-awaited realization of his dreams, Helldriver is Nishimura’s bid to create the ultimate zombie film.
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Fantastic Fest 2010
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 2010
Boston Underground Film Festival 2010
press for Helldriver
"If you’re into splatter-heavy gore with high pressure arterial blood spray and mutated creatures with appendages that are as perverse as they are inventive, (director) Nishimura is your man."- Brutal as Hell
details
credits
Director:
Yoshihiro Nishimura
Writers:
Yoshihiro Nishimura, Daichi Nagisa
Producers:
Yoshinori Chiba, Hiroyuki Yamada
Cast:
Yumiko Hara, Eihi Shiina, Yurei Yanagi, Kazuki Namioka
Website:
http://www.sushi-typhoon.com/ films/helldriver