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Crows Zero (2007)

Crows Zero poster
Original title
クローズZERO
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Genre
action film, thriller film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 05m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 390 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A new transfer student aims to take control of a high school ruled by warring student gangs. He fights to unite the factions under his leadership through brutal confrontations.

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What happens

Crows Zero (クローズZERO, Kurōzu Zero), also known as Crows: Episode 0 is a 2007 Japanese action film directed by Takashi Miike with a screenplay by Shōgo Mutō. It is based on the manga Crows by Hiroshi Takahashi 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 gang of students at Suzuran All-Boys High School. Crows Zero was released in Japan on 27 October 2007 and became a commercial success. It has spawned two sequels titled Crows Zero 2 and Crows Explode as well as a manga adaptation released 13 November 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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