A family of four (Shigeo, Yasuko, Asami and Ryota) on a road trip has their idyllic vacation turned into a nightmare with a bizarre series of events.

Jirō and his manic girlfriend Lisa then carjack the family's car, holding the father at gun point.

Some time later an eerie samurai warrior appears from the tomb and begins to hunt the family and the captors.

[6] Gareth Jones of Dread Central called it "a wildly entertaining but occasionally unsteady dose of Eastern splatter.

"[7] Ben Bussey of Brutal As Hell wrote, "It certainly ain't the new Battle Royale or Audition, but as far as contemporary Japanese horror goes, Samurai Zombie is certainly one of the stronger entries I've seen for a while.