Crows Zero (クローズZERO, Kurōzu Zero), also known as Crows: Episode 0,^[2] is a 2007Japaneseaction film based on the manga Crows by Hiroshi Takahashi. The film was directed by Takashi Miike with a screenplay by Shōgo Mutō, and stars Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, and Takayuki Yamada. The plot serves as a prequel to the manga, and focuses on the power struggle between gangs of students at Suzuran All-Boys High School.^[3] The film was released in Japan on October 27, 2007. It has spawned two sequels, Crows Zero 2 and Crows Explode, as well as a manga adaptation released November 13, 2008.

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Plot[edit]

Newly transferred high school senior Genji Takiya (Shun Oguri) arrives at Suzuran All-Boys High School, an institution infamous for its population of violent delinquents. During the freshman orientation assembly, yakuza arrive at the school seeking vengeance on third-year Serizawa Tamao (Takayuki Yamada) for assaulting some members of their gang. The thugs mistake Genji for their target and a brawl ensues on the school field. Meanwhile, Serizawa is visiting his best friend Tatsukawa Tokio (Kenta Kiritani), who has just been discharged from a hospital. Upon returning to the school, Serizawa witnesses Genji defeat the last of the yakuza.

That night, Genji goes a nightclub he frequents and meets R&B singer Aizawa Ruka (Meisa Kuroki). He then goes to see his father, yakuza boss Takiya Hideo (Goro Kishitani), to whom he proclaims his ambition to conquer Suzuran, a feat which Hideo himself had attempted in his youth, but failed. Genji makes Hideo promise to acknowledge him as his successor should he succeed. The next day, Genji challenges Serizawa to a fight, but is halted by Tokio. He tells Genji that if he really wants to make an impression he should begin by defeating Rindaman, a legendary fighter at the school. After Rindaman refuses his challenge, Genji encounters Katagiri Ken (Kyosuke Yabe), one of the yakuza who'd come to the school the previous day. He attacks Genji in retaliation for getting his gang arrested, but is taken down with a single punch. Humbled, Ken goes with Genji to the club where they discuss the latter's plans for Suzuran.

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Following advice from Ken, Genji begins building his army, called 'Genji Perfect Seiha' (a.k.a. 'GPS'). Anticipating the brewing conflict, Serizawa also begins recruiting factions for his own cause. Genji succeeds in rallying several strong members, including Tamura Chūta, Makise Takashi, and Izaki Shun. Serizawa is alarmed by Genji's rapid rise to power, but chooses not to take action. One of Serizawa's lieutenants, Tokaji Yūji, is not so ambivalent and begins covertly attacking members of the GPS, severely beating Chūta and putting Izaki in the hospital. The provocations cause tensions between the two armies to rise drastically, but Genji is prevented from acting by Makise. One night, Tokio and Serizawa visit the nightclub and encounter Genji. As Tokio runs interference between the opposing leaders, he suffers a seizure and is rushed to a hospital, where he learns that he has a cerebral aneurysm which requires surgery. Despite initial hesitation about the procedure's 30% success rate, Tokio agrees to the operation.

Tokaji approaches Bandō Hideto, leader of 'The Front of Armament' biker gang, with a plan to kidnap Ruka and further aggravate Genji. Elsewhere, yakuza boss Yazaki Jōji orders Ken to kill Genji, disregarding the fact that doing so will incite a war between the yakuza organizations. The task proves to be too much for Ken, who has grown fond of Genji and begins lamenting his decision to become a yakuza in the first place. He decides to inform Takiya Hideo of the plot to kill his son. Genji gets a call from Ruka, who tells him that she is being held hostage by men with skulls on their jackets, and that her captors mentioned the name 'Bandō'. Surmising that her captors are The Armament, Genji gathers the GPS and proceeds to the biker gang's headquarters. A fight ensues, but Genji soon realizes that the men they are fighting are missing their trademark skull patches. Bandō demands an end to fight, revealing that he'd ordered the skulls be removed after part of The Armament aligned with Tokaji. After locating Tokaji and saving Ruka, Genji decides it's finally time for war against Serizawa. They decide to fight at 5:00pm the following day, at the same time that Tokio will undergo his operation, with Serizawa believing it will allow him to fight alongside Tokio.

The next day, as the battle begins, the tide seems to be in Serizawa's favor, but after Bandō's faction of The Armament arrives and joins the GPS, the odds are evened out. The fighting continues until only Serizawa and Genji are left standing. Meanwhile, Ken is taken to the harbor to be executed for disobeying the order to kill Genji. Yazaki gives Ken his coat as a parting gift before shooting him in the back. He falls into the water and begins to sink. Genji and Serizawa fight well into the night, and though injured and exhausted, Genji eventually gains the upper hand and triumphs. Clinging to consciousness, Serizawa receives a call from the hospital informing him that Tokio's operation was a success. Back at the docks, Ken suddenly recovers and swims to the surface. He discovers that the coat Yazaki had given to him was bulletproof, and that his 'execution' was a ploy to allow him to leave the organization and live a different life.

Several days later, Genji again challenges Rindaman, the final obstacle on his path to ruling Suzuran. Rindaman expresses his belief that Suzuran can never be truly conquered, and that there will always be someone left to fight. The film ends as the skirmish between Genji and Rindaman begins.

Characters[edit]

Genji Perfect Seiha (GPS)[edit]

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

Serizawa Army[edit]

• Serizawa Tamao
• Tatsukawa Tokio
• Tokaji Yūji
• Tsutsumoto Shoji
• The Mikami Brothers (ex-members)

The Front of Armament (Second Year, Biker Gang)[edit]

• Bandō Hideto

Ebizuka Junior High Trio (First Year)[edit]

• Kirishima Hiromi
• Honjō Toshiaki

• Sugihara Makoto

Unaffliliated[edit]

• Rindaman / Hayashida Megumi

Cast[edit]

• Shun Oguri as Genji Takiya
• Takayuki Yamada as Serizawa Tamao
• Sansei Shiomi - Yoshinobu Kuroiwa
• Kenichi Endō - Joji Yazaki
• Meisa Kuroki as Aizawa Ruka
• Kyōsuke Yabe as Katagiri Ken
• Kenta Kiritani as Tatsukawa Tokio
• Suzunosuke Tanaka as Tamura Chūta
• Sousuke Takaoka as Izaki Shun
• Goro Kishitani as Takiya Hideo
• Motoki Fukami as Rindaman / Hayashida Megumi
• Yusuke Izaki as Mikami Takeshi
• Hisato Izaki as Mikami Manabu
• Shunsuke Daito as Kirishima Hiromi
• Yusuke Kamiji as Tsutsumoto Shōji
• Tsutomu Takahashi as Makise Takashi
• Yu Koyanagi as Sugihara Makoto
• Kaname Endo as Tokaji Yūji
• Dai Watanabe as Bandō Hideto
• Ryo Hashizume as Honjō Toshiaki
• Kazuki Namioka as Washio Gōta

Release[edit]

The film was released in Japan on October 27, 2007. It was also screened internationally in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong throughout 2008. The film was released on DVD in the United States on March 31, 2009.

Reception[edit]

Box Office[edit]

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

Critical reception[edit]

Reviews of the film have been average. Najib Zulfikar of Total Film gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, stating, 'Miike amps it all up to 11 in his inimitable style, as impossibly coiffured pretty boys duke it out and the Yakuza take an interest in the outcome. Sadly, the story’s so overpopulated it’s hard to care who’ll survive to graduate.'^[4] Similarly, David Brook of Blueprint Review gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars indicating, 'Teenage boys will lap up every minute of it (other than the songs which probably won’t appeal to many Westerners) and the lack of obviously ‘bad’ and ‘good’ guys means the conclusion wasn’t always going to be clear cut (after an hour or so you can see where its heading though).'^[5]

Sequels & Adaptations[edit]

The film was followed by two sequels: Crows Zero 2 (also directed by Miike) in 2009 and Crows Explode in 2014. It was also adapted into a manga illustrated by Kenichirō Naitō and published in Monthly Shōnen Champion magazine.^[6]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'Kurōzu Zero at BoxOfficeMojo'. Archived from the original on 2013-04-05.
2. ^'Kurōzu Zero at Rotten Tomatoes'. Archived from the original on 2013-11-25.
3. ^Tyler Lim. 'Crows Zero (Kurozu Zero) (2007)'. Archived from the original on 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
4. ^'Crows Zero Review'. Total Film. Archived from the original on 2014-02-04.
5. ^'Crows Zero Review'. Blueprint Review. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25.
6. ^Loo, Egan. '2 Crows Manga Spinoffs to Launch in Young Champion Mag (Updated)'. Anime News Network. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

External links[edit]

• Crows Zero on IMDb