
Shinichiro Ueda
Directing
Biography
Shin'ichirô Ueda (Kyoto Prefecture, 7 April 1984) is a Japanese film director.
Known For

Real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.
One Cut of the Dead

Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.
Final Cut

Three girls - Miwa, an introvert who's best friend is her turtle, Saori, a rich girl from a celebrity family, and Koyuzu, a member of a revenge agency - wind up in a complex rivalry with one another.
Aesop's Game

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Angry Squad: Episode Zero

Kumazawa Jiro, a tax-worker, is tricked out of a large sum of money by the swindler Himuro Makoto. With the help of his best friend, a detective, Kumazawa tracks down Himuro and teams up with him and sets out to extract JP¥ 1B in unpaid tax from a large corporation that is hiding tax evasion.
Angry Squad: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers

In an abandoned amusement park, a shoestring budget horror film is rolling. The crew features a "washed‐up yet unwavering" director, a leading couple whose onscreen romance has bled into real life, and a hot‐tempered makeup artist. The true nightmare begins when the director performs a "Blood Moon Ritual" meant to force genuine terror from his actors, no acting, only real fear and real tears.
Blood Moon Rite 8

The cast and crew of the original One Cut of the Dead come together via video chat to help Higurashi create a short film about a true crime case during lockdown.
One Cut of the Dead – Mission: Remote

The story centers on a crocodile living a normal life, unaware that he is due to die in 100 days. The crocodile spends ordinary days with his animal companions.
A Crocodile Who Lived for 100 Days

"DIVOC-12" is a project by Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. to produce an omnibus consisting of 12 short films, aiming to enable creators, production staff, and actors affected by the coronavirus infection to continue to engage in creative activities.
DIVOC-12

Cast and crew reunite to film a spin-off, this time set in Hollywood, boasting more zealous zombies and beefed up with international characters.
One Cut of the Dead Spin-Off: In Hollywood

Tagami, a once successful manager of a manga distribution has run out of luck and now he must catch a mysterious high-speed fly within 6 days to regain it back.
Popran

A short omnibus created by four young creators on the theme of "drawing the people of Ichii who use a certain station where a cat lives".
4 / Cat-Nekobun no Yon

Kazuto has a lifelong dream of becoming an actor, but has been suffering from a special medical condition where he faints and collapses when he gets nervous. One day, he encounters his brother, Hiroki, who who he hasn’t seen for years. He invites Kazuto to a talent agency called 'Special Actors'.
Special Actors

An America director tries to shoot a comedy film about the 2011 earthquake and devastating tsunami. Is he out of his mind or could his film bring hope and catharsis to those still struggling to recover?
1446: An Eternal Minute

What would you choose, between rice and boobs, if one of these two will disappear from the world forever? The most exciting debate in human history starts now!
Rice and Boobs

A documentary about the making and shooting of Shinichiro Ueda’s ‘One Cut Of The Dead’.
Making Of "One Cut Of The Dead"

The actor playing the father doesn’t appear at an independent film shoot of a wedding. Meanwhile, the actress’ father turns up at the hotel.
Take 8

High School horror short film directed by Shinichiro Ueda
Tamae's Super High School

Tatsuo is an aspiring mystery writer with no talent. His new manuscript ends up in a garbage bin. On the same night, a high school girl appears before him claiming she is the protagonist of his novel and that she has come to save it.
Dreaming Novelist

Collection of independent short films by director Shinichiro Ueda.