Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead(2012)
2012 · Naoyuki Tomomatsu · 73 min
After a nuclear attack in Tokyo, the female population is attacked by infected males who have become sex-crazed zombies, hungry for human flesh. Officeworker Momoko and nurse Nozomi seek shelter in a Shinto Shrine, where they meet housewife Kanae and school girl Tamae. With no choices left to them, the group of girls decides to take a stand and arm themselves with assault rifles and explosives to fight off hordes of horny zombies. What is the secret to killing the zombies for good?
Comedy · Horror
6.4262 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
1/5
Stays with you
How scary is Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead?
It kicks off fast with chaos already in motion and never really slows down, jumping from one gross-out gag or splatter set piece to the next instead of building any real tension. The pacing is more like an action-comedy romp than a scare machine, with the 'horror' coming from over-the-top gore and shock value rather than dread or suspense. It's meant to be trashy, absurd fun for fans of extreme Japanese splatter and exploitation cinema, not something that will actually unsettle you. Go in expecting shock and laughs, not fear.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead rates psychological 1/5, visceral 2/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 1/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 1 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 35 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 65 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A schlocky, exploitation-heavy romp that stays loud and chaotic throughout with a busier, more frantic back half.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5.
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