Undertaker (2012)

Great characters, missed potential

I had high hopes for this movie as it hooked me in from the beginning, but the lack of story explanations and assumptions one has to make while watching made it feel more like the first episode to a series.
I really like the protagonist, his outfit and his unique weapon. We learn a lot about him just by seeing a few scenes, but it still feels unfinished. His "job" in the post-apocalyptic world seems interesting, opposite to the typical "kill every zombie and try to survive" movie plot that's mostly used. It's also funny that his "savior" at the beginning is an old fat oba-san and not the typical hot girl or fit guy.
For its 1 hour runtime, the lack of lore is kinda disappointing. There were other japanese movies with the same short length that managed to tell a story, so it's not impossible to accomplish.
For zombie lovers I'd definitely recommend it, but for people who love horror movies for the story it leaves you unsatisfied. I personally tried searching for the original japanese source material, and there doesn't seem to be one. If there was one I'd love to read it and get context for the story that obviously was planned but didn't make it into this movie.
(Also for anyone interested, I watched it on yesmovie.lol with english subtitles)

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