Crows Zero

Crows Zero is set at Suzuran Boys' High School, a violent institution where student gangs fight constantly for dominance and no one has ever managed to unite the whole school under a single leader. Genji Takiya, the son of a yakuza boss, arrives as a new student with the aim of conquering Suzuran and proving himself worthy of his father's world. A former yakuza named Ken Katagiri, who sees his own youth reflected in Genji, becomes his mentor. Standing in Genji's way is Tamao Serizawa, the established strongman of the school, and their rivalry builds toward a confrontation for control.

The film was directed by Takashi Miike, the nineteenth of the forty-two features he has directed, following Sun Scarred in 2006 and preceding Sukiyaki Western Django in 2007. Shogo Muto wrote the screenplay, and Mataichirô Yamamoto produced. The cast is led by Shun Oguri as Genji, Kyosuke Yabe as Katagiri, Meisa Kuroki as Ruka Aizawa and Takayuki Yamada as Serizawa, alongside Kenichi Endo and Goro Kishitani, with twenty credited cast members in total.

Released in Japan on October 26, 2007, the film runs 130 minutes and belongs to the action, adventure, comedy and crime genres. It was produced by TOHO, MBS, TBS and Happinet Pictures and took about 22 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds 7 out of 10 from roughly 9,500 votes, and on TMDB 7.1 out of 10 from around 400 votes, indicating a consistently positive audience response.