 What sets the Japanese Theatrical Version apart from all the other versions  is the inclusion in the beginning of an explanation. Herald Films, the  Japanese distributor of DOTD, felt that the Japanese audience would not be  able to accept the ambiguous setting of zombies on Earth that Romero had so  skillfully left unanswered. Instead, they felt the Japanese audience must  have an answer or else they wouldnt be able to get the story. They  accomplished this by sticking some white words on to a black background that  typed across the screen while a heavy clicking came from the soundtrack.