I ran across this movie today so I thought I would mention it since the game was just released. I only watched about 45 minutes and then skimmed through the rest to make sure there were no surprises. It's a cheesy B-movie with bad CG effects and bad sound effects, but it's entertaining, I suppose. The version I watched wasn't the best of quality which you can see in the screencaps I posted. Plus, a lot of the movie takes place at night so you can see what's going on too well.



The main character is Aya, pictured above. Her and some guy are wandering around looking for her sister Saki, who has been held captive by Dr. Sugita, the man responsible for turning a lot of the population into zombies. The process didn't make a lot of sense; something about combining cells with blood to bring people back to life. Anyway, it made him feel superior to God. So while they're looking for Saki they meet another girl wielding a small shotgun and she knows where Dr. Sugita is. There's some character development dealing with the main characters' family history which is interesting, and it's just deep enough to move the story along. The fight scenes aren't memorable but there is some gore to liven it up. The director compensated for having bad CG effects by cutting away quickly and frequently, meaning there weren't many opportunities for me to get a decent, non-blurry screencap.



Anyway, Onechanbara is decent enough for a B-movie. I wouldn't recommend spending the time on it though unless you really have nothing else to do, like me. Oh, and don't let the pictures I posted fool you; Aya wears a long coat through most of the film.