We are little zombies

dir. Makoto Nagahisa

Four children turned orphans at the age of 13. They met at the crematorium and formed their own band. Hikari - parents killed in car crash while they were otw to strawberry farm to pick Wild strawberry on a group tour. Rich kid with many material things but no parental love. He went back to get his ammunition- game boy.

Fatso - parents killed in blaze when their house caught fire. Dad taught him to make his own decisions. He went for karate and came back to no house. He went back to get his wok.

Cute kid- dad is a wife beater. He went to beat his dad up but lost. He came back one day to find that his parents had hung themselves. His two younger siblings no where to be found. He has a gift of music - playing guitar.

Chio girl- she instigated her creepy piano teacher to get rid of her parents. He was hitting on her and asked what she wanted. He did and was put behind bars. Her dad wants to marry her. Her mum wished she was not born because it makes people around her weird. She has 4 fingers on the right hand but plays the piano.

They go on an adventure and met some homeless people. Recorded The Little Zombies and it was a hit. Their manager, a kiddo security guard where the homeless people lived, took all their $$$. Their sold out their tickets and realised 2 other songs, inspired by the game boy, 8bit pixel. 

Through social media, the bus driver was driven to commit suicide as he was filled with remorse. So sad.

They were forced to cancel their gig by the adults. Hikaru (meaning light) has no choice but to go stay with his aunt and uncle. He ran away to Fiji with his friends. They bumped into all this people in the Metro who are like zombies carrying mobile phones and starring at the black screens. It's very real in describing today's world.

They ran into the train and stole a van by clobbering the people to death. These guys spoke about being hot just before a marriage but after marriage it's not anymore. The other guy rebuts that marriage is like an onsen. Love is represented by a heart icon- giving your organ to someone else. You must love the person that much. 

They reach Fuji along the road hikari parents died. Ran out of fuel, they have to walk. Akin to Kafka's Castle in the Sky where one never gets to her/his dream.

Along the drive they met with a car crash. Hikari initially chose to die but changed his mind. They broke out of scary octopus land. He remembered the day he was born and the joy of his parents. And cried.

The boys all dream of kissing the girl. Actually it's more like figuratively they were bitten (by a love bug) and girl kisses them. Next they say she's the embodiment of their mums. 

They all go back to being normal children. The camera pans out and we hear the changing of sutras and hikari snapping out of his day dream. It's merely just a dream!