Reading this review, you probably won’t believe that this is even a real movie but I assure you that it is. “Dead Sushi” is a film about zombie sushi attacking people. It’s a Japanese splatter comedy and it’s definitely up there with “RoboGeisha” on the weird scale.

Keiko (Rina Takeda) is the daughter of a legendary sushi chef. She is eager to impress him but can never live up to his demands. She leaves home where she works as a waitress at a local inn. Some of the sushi gets infected with a dangerous serum and now the food is taking a bite out of the customers and the staff. Keiko must use her fighting skills to defeat the zombie sushi and save what’s left of the inn and those inside.

The characters in this movie are beyond ridiculous. A lot of them die horrible deaths with creative special effects with the sushi attacking them. Keiko is a likeable character as we see her mistreated for no real reason. The killer sushi manages to actually have personality. In fact, they have more personality than most regular zombies in movies. The special effects and costume designs are undeniably cheesy and have a certain charm to them. The dialog is often nonsensical though.

Films like this really do defy the ratings system. It certainly made me chuckle a lot but I don’t know what the point of it was. I guess there doesn’t need to be a point. Some of it was disgusting and virtually all of it was weird but at the same time, it was goofy fun. Don’t expect to learn anything about the human condition but do expect to see some crazy and messed up stuff. It’s whacky, it’s zany and you just won’t believe it until you have seen it.