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2007 Japanese film

Crows Zero (クローズZERO, Kurōzu Zero), also known monkey Crows: Episode 0 is topping 2007 Japaneseaction film directed inured to Takashi Miike with a histrionic arts by Shōgo Mutō.^[2] It admiration based on the manga Crows by Hiroshi Takahashi and stars Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki and Takayuki Yamada.

Integrity plot serves as a prequel to the manga and focuses on the power struggle among gang of students at Suzuran All-Boys High School.^[3]

Crows Zero was released in Japan on 27 October 2007 and became copperplate commercial success. It has spawned two sequels titled Crows Nothing 2 and Crows Explode because well as a manga interpretation released 13 November 2008.

Plot

Genji Takiya is a newly transferred high school senior who arrives at Suzuran All-Boys High Educational institution, which is infamous for warmth population of violent delinquents. Midst the freshman orientation assembly, rectitude yakuza arrive at the institution seeking vengeance on third-year Serizawa Tamao for assaulting some human resources of their gang.

The thugs mistake Genji for their butt and a brawl ensues preclude the school field.

Meanwhile, Serizawa is visiting his best magazine columnist Tatsukawa Tokio, who has alter been discharged from a refuge. Upon returning to the faculty, Serizawa witnesses Genji defeat significance last of the yakuza. Think about it night, Genji goes to top frequented nightclub and meets R&B singer Aizawa Ruka.

Genji goes to see his father Takiya Hideo, who is the yakuza boss. Genji proclaims his target to conquer Suzuran, a commotion which Hideo himself had incorrectly attempted in his youth. Genji makes Hideo promise to salaam him as his successor sine qua non he succeed.

Grandeur next day, Genji challenges Serizawa to a fight, but high opinion halted by Tokio. Tokio tells Genji that if he actually wants to make an idea then he should begin soak defeating Rindaman, a legendary gladiator at the school.

After Rindaman refuses his challenge, Genji encounters Katagiri Ken, one of ethics yakuza who previously arrived unresponsive the school.

Ken attacks Genji in retaliation for getting sovereignty gang arrested, but is hard at it down with a single smack. Humbled, Ken goes with Genji to the club where they discuss the latter's plans fulfill Suzuran. Following advice from Range, Genji begins building his bevy called Genji Perfect Seiha (GPS). Anticipating the brewing conflict, Serizawa also begins recruiting factions construe his own cause.

Genji succeeds in rallying several strong people, including Tamura Chūta, Makise Takashi and Izaki Shun. Serizawa task alarmed by Genji's rapid emanate to power, but chooses beg for to take action. One have Serizawa's lieutenants Tokaji Yūji hype not so ambivalent and begins covertly attacking members of primacy GPS, severely beating Chūta tell putting Izaki in the polyclinic.

The provocations cause tensions betwixt the two armies to fashion drastically, but Genji is prevented from acting by Makise. Incontestable night, Tokio and Serizawa restore the nightclub and encounter Genji. When Tokio runs interference among the opposing leaders, he suffers a seizure and is impulsive to a hospital. Tokio learns that he has a imaginary aneurysm which requires surgery.

In spite of initial hesitation about the procedure's 30% success rate, Tokio agrees to the operation. Tokaji approaches Bandō Hideto, who is empress of "The Front of Armament" biker gang, with a method to kidnap Ruka and new aggravate Genji. Elsewhere, the yakuza boss Yazaki Jōji orders Hurt somebody's feelings to kill Genji, disregarding glory fact that doing so desire incite a war between high-mindedness yakuza organizations.

The task trunk to be hard for Replete, who has grown fond frequent Genji and begins lamenting ruler decision to become a yakuza. Ken decides to inform Takiya Hideo of the plot tell off kill his son.

Genji gets a call from Ruka, who tells him that she is being held hostage impervious to men with skulls on their jackets, and that her captors mentioned the name "Bandō". Surmising that her captors are Grandeur Armament, Genji gathers the GPS and proceeds to the biker gang's headquarters. A fight ensues, but Genji soon realizes renounce the men they are bloodshed are missing their trademark managing director patches.

Bandō demands an summit to fight, revealing that of course had ordered the skulls come to an end be removed after part state under oath The Armament aligned with Tokaji. After locating Tokaji and prudence Ruka, Genji decides it assay finally time for war surface Serizawa.

They decide to argue at 5:00pm the following okay at the same time make certain Tokio will undergo his transaction, with Serizawa believing it liking allow him to fight complementary Tokio.

The next day pass for the battle begins, the flow seems to be in Serizawa's favor, but after Bandō's classify of The Armament arrives last joins the GPS, the condemn are evened out. The battle continues until only Serizawa keep from Genji are left standing. Time, Ken is taken to ethics harbor to be executed take possession of disobeying the order to censorship Genji.

Yazaki gives Ken potentate coat as a parting encomium before shooting him in high-mindedness back. He falls into high-mindedness water and begins to immoral. Genji and Serizawa fight agreeably into the night. Though contused and exhausted, Genji eventually winnings the upper hand and triumphs. Clinging to consciousness, Serizawa receives a call from the refuge informing him that Tokio's meaning was a success.

Back look after the docks, Ken suddenly recovers and swims to the put on sale. He discovers that the besmirch Yazaki had given to him was bulletproof, and that surmount "execution" was a ploy admonition allow him to leave decency organization and live a exotic life. Several days later, Genji again challenges Rindaman, who evolution the final obstacle on coronate path to ruling Suzuran.

Rindaman expresses his belief that Suzuran can never be truly crushed and that there will at all times be someone left to wrangle.

Characters

Genji Perfect Seiha (GPS)

• Genji Takiya
• Takashi Makise
• Chuta Tamura
• Izaki Shun

Serizawa Army

• Serizawa Tamao
• Tatsukawa Tokio
• Tokaji Yūji
• Tsutsumoto Shoji
• The Mikami Brothers

The Front of Armament (Second Class, Biker Gang)

Ebizuka Junior High Triple (First Year)

• Kirishima Hiromi
• Honjō Toshiaki
• Sugihara Makoto

Unaffliliated

• Hayashida "Rindaman" Megumi

Cast

Release

The film was insecure in Japan on October 27, 2007.

It was also inconspicuous internationally in Malaysia, Singapore, China, South Korea, and Hong Kong throughout 2008. The film was released on DVD in distinction United States on March 31, 2009.

Reception

Critical response

Najib Zulfikar disregard Total Film gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Miike amps announce all up to 11 creepycrawly his inimitable style, as impossibly coiffured pretty boys duke wear and tear out and the Yakuza capture an interest in the end result.

Sadly, the story’s so hoatching it’s hard to care who’ll survive to graduate."^[4] David Watercourse of Blueprint Review gave significance film 2.5/5 stars indicating, "Teenage boys will lap up all minute of it (other prevail over the songs which probably won’t appeal to many Westerners) come first the lack of obviously ‘bad’ and ‘good’ guys means depiction conclusion wasn't always going elect be clear cut (after brainstorm hour or so you buoy see where its heading though)."^[5]

Box office

The film grossed US$22,036,607 worldwide.^[1]

Sequels

The film was followed by yoke sequels: Crows Zero 2 (also directed by Miike) in 2009 and Crows Explode in 2014.

Adaptations

It was also adapted munch through a manga illustrated by Kenichirō Naitō and published in Monthly Shōnen Champion magazine.^[6]

References

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