Life Is Dead Explained

Life Is Dead
Ja Kanji:	ライフ・イズ・デッド

Type:	manga
Author:	Tomohiro Koizumi
Publisher:	Futabasha
Demographic:	Seinen
Magazine:	Manga Action
Published:	February 28, 2007 (tankōbon)^[1]

Type:	live film
Director:	Kōsuke Hishinuma
Runtime:	93 minutes

is a Japanese manga series by Tomohiro Koizumi. It was adapted into a live action film in 2012.^[2]

Cast

• Atsushi Arai as Yukio Akaboshi
• Rino Higa as Shoko Akaboshi
• Ryousuke Kawamura as Atsushi Omoi
• Shintarō Akutsu as Yuuki Yashiro
• Ryō Shihono as Akane Aoki
• Airi Nakajima as Aoi Sakurai
• Takuya Nagaoka as Naoki Gotou
• Aya Enjouji as Meiko Akaboshi
• Susumu Kobayashi as Hiroshi Akaboshi

Reception

In a list of "10 Great Zombie Manga", Anime News Network's Jason Thompson placed Life Is Dead in sixth place.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ライフ・イズ・デッド. Futabasha. 30 July 2017. Japanese.
2. Web site: Life Is Dead Manga Gets Film About Unemployable Zombie. 2011-12-04. 2011-12-11. Anime News Network.
3. Web site: House of 1000 Manga - 10 Great Zombie Manga. Jason Thompson. January 9, 2014. January 11, 2014. Anime News Network.