Shinsuke SATO 佐藤信介
アイアムアヒーロー
Nippon Cinema ª
A virus turns most of Japan’s citizens into violent zombies. After escaping his mutated and bloodthirsty girlfriend, comic artist Hideo joins young student Hiromi on her quest to find refuge. Combining gory visuals, an action-driven plot, and an effective mix of drama and humor, I AM A HERO is without a doubt one of the freshest additions to the zombie genre in years.
アイアムアヒーロー
日本 2016
127 分
About Shinsuke SATO
佐藤信介
Shinsuke SATO, born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1970, began his career as a short film director and screenwriter while still studying at Musashino Art University. After distinguishing himself as a screenwriter for films by Jun ICHIKAWA and Isao YUKISADA in the late 1990s, he had his international breakthrough as a director with THE PRINCESS BLADE (2001). Since then, he has gained recognition for the realization of numerous successful live-action adaptations of popular mangas, such as GANTZ (2011 / NC ’11), I AM A HERO (2016 / NC ’17) and DEATH NOTE: LIGHT UP THE NEW WORLD (2016 / NC ’17). He also directed the animated feature OBLIVION ISLAND: HARUKA AND THE MAGIC MIRRORS (2009) which won the NIPPON CINEMA AWARD in 2010.