One day, after returning from work late in the evening, Hideo witnesses a traffic accident in which a car crashes into a nearby pedestrian, killing the victim instantly. However, despite ...
Hideo Suzuki is a 35-year-old mangaka assistant, whose life seem to be stuck around his exhausting but low-paying job, unfulfilled dreams, strange hallucinations and unsatisfying relationships. He sees himself as a supporting character in his own life, has low self-esteem, resulting in frustration. One day, the world as Hideo knows it is shattered by the presence of a disease that turns people into homicidal maniacs, whose first instinct is to attack and devour the nearest human.
Realistic depictions of violence and gore with strong impact is featured, but justified by context.
The violence depicted in the film mainly takes the form of zombies biting and attacking human beings, and of the latter retaliating with weapons such as arrow guns and a shotgun, with the stronger portrayals consisting of zombies' heads being blown off.
Such portrayals would allow the film to be permissible for an older audience.
frightening
'I Am A Hero' revolves around Suzuki Hideo, a 35-year-old manga artist who toils away without appreciation from his boss and gets ditched by his girlfriend one day for his underachievement.
When the world around him degenerates into chaos due to an outbreak of blood-thirsty zombies, Hideo has to muster up the courage to become a savior and a hero.
Official Eirin Rating: R15+
