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2014

Metalca

Dead Banging

メタルカ -METALCA-

(c)Dead Banging Film Partners

(c)Dead Banging Film Partners

(c)Dead Banging Film Partners

(c)Dead Banging Film Partners

Release Date
May, 17th, 2014
Running Time
86 min
Genre
Drama , Horror , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
HDCAM,DVD
Sound Processing
5.1ch
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DVD)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Dead Banging Film Partners

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

NEON SIGN

[ Story ]

Coming-of-age film with script and direction by Grateful Dead's Uchida Eiji. Depicts the struggles of a female vocalist who encounters a mysterious zombie. Screened in South America and Europe, and winner of the Grand Prix at the 2013 Zompire: The Undead Film Festival.
Vocalist Kanna (Watanabe Naoko) scouts Tetsuo (NIY), a heavy metal-loving zombie. They form a band called HANAJI and manage to make a major debut, but the record label refuses to sign a contract with a zombie.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.metalca.net

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2013 Zompire: The Undead Film Festival, Tombe D’or Award

[ Contact (International) ]

For further contact details, please contact UNIJAPAN -> [ Contact ]

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