Hideo is still a manga artist’s assistant at the age of 35. Increasingly frustrated by his fruitless dreams, Hideo’s girlfriend, Tekko, kicks him out. Days later, Hideo returns to apologize to Tekko, but she’s been infected by the mysterious virus that turns humans into ZQN, and attacks him! Hideo flees Tokyo, taking his shotgun with him. The city is already overflowing with people infected with the virus. Amid the panic, Hideo meets high school student Hiromi, and they team together to escape. Hideo and Hiromi seek refuge, along with other survivors, on the roof of a shopping mall where they must shoot ZQNs on sight. Will Hideo be able to protect Hiromi and find a cure for the virus

Director: Shinsuke Sato

Executive Producer: Minami Ichikawa, Yoshiki Terashima, Masakazu Kubo, Riichiro Nakamura, Akira Tanaka, Tenshoku Iwata, Masanori Yumiya, Makoto Takahashi, Katsumi Chiyo, Eisaku Yoshikawa Shinichiro Tsuzuki, Koji Bandou, Naoto Miyamoto

Producer: Akihiro Yamauchi, Michiaki Yamasaki, Shiro Kido, Junya Okamoto

Screenwriter: Akiko Nogi

Cinematographer: Taro Kozu

Editor: Tsuyoshi Imai

Music: Nima Fakhrara

Principal Cast: Yo Oizumi, Kasumi Arimura, Masami Nagasawa

Won the Pia Film Festival Grand Prix while attending Musashino Art University. Continued work both as a director and screenwriter. Major works include films GANTZ and LIBRARY WARS. Sato is known for using CG to bring fantastical worlds to life. In I AM A HERO, he will captivate audiences with a shockingly realistic portrayal of a world.

Distributor: Toho Co., Ltd.

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