Grease your wolf whistles, ignite your flaming mics, and fuel up your Kawasakis for another full throttle chapter into the boundless wonder of Rock N’ Roll!
Longstanding rock sensation Guitar Wolf and director Tetsuro Takeuchi are teaming up for another zany round of horror punk slasher sci-fi romance with Wild Zero 2: The Strongest Blood Of Humanity, more than two decades after striking gold with the inaugural 2000 sleeper hit. To add, the campaign is readying to launch crowdfunding in the next few days to get funds going, marking the latest step in the process for the team since announcing the sequel at the 51st edition of Sitges.
Unidentified objects fly in the sky. On the ground, the Z virus spreads and zombies wander the landscape. The reluctant heroine is Kushinada, a rebellious orphan teenager who unknowingly carries the human-wolf hybrid blood she inherited form her ninja ancestors. The only clue to her lineage is the whistle she wears around her neck that her mother gave her, warning, “Use this when you’re in mortal danger,” before abandoning Kushinada as a child.
One day, Kushinada finds out after a blood test that she harbors special, immortal Z-blood. Her status leaks and sparks a fierce battle for her blood by gangs, scientists, investors and religious gurus all trying to exploit the treasure in her veins. Among them is Takeru, a clueless but honest guy who falls hard for her.
Finally, a secret organization captures Kushinada. When she is imprisoned, she remembers the whistle she inherited from her mother. She blows it.
The whistle’s siren can’t be heard by ordinary humans, but it registers with the members of Guitar Wolf, who continue to roam a world where rock n’ roll has died.
Guitar Wolf races off on their signature Kawasaki motorcycles to rescue one of their own. After Takeru and Guitar Wolf set Kushinada free, she awakens to her destiny as the ninja queen of the human-wolf tribe. She comes to know true love and embraces her calling to save the world.
Her conviction will never waver. She will never betray her friends. Love transcends borders and gender.
Rock n’ Roll!!!!
Wild Zero paved the way for Takeuchi and the cast as the film became the cult hit that it is today. It’s currently available on DVD following its release from Synapse in 2003, although with the news of a sequel in bound I would love nothing more than for Wild Zero to get a much-needed Blu-Ray upgrade for today’s crop of cinephiles. The film even held a special screening at Cinemart Shinjuku with press on hand last weekend, so that’s something!
The campaign released a pilot promo several years ago to lend select festival audiences some enticing insight as to what fans can expect. You can now view it online, as well as a shortened version of Wild Zero at the official website where you’ll can also tap into the sequel’s social media portals.
