In Japanese with English and Chinese Subtitles
Genre: Drama/Action
Director: Takashi Miike
Cast: Shun Oguri, Kyosuke Yabe, Takayuki Yamada, Shunsuke Daito, Meisa Kuroki, Tsutomu Takahashi, Goro Kishitani
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Released By: Encore Films & Golden Village
Rating: NC-16
Official Website: http://www.encorefilms.com/crowszero
Opening Day: 20 March 2008

Synopsis:

The mega-hit comic, CROWS, about feuding high school tough guys, has sold over 32 million copies in its eight-plus years. This feature length movie version of "CROWS" depicts the never-before-told origins of the story as "Episode Zero".

The Suzuran Senior High School for Boys, nicknamed "The School of Crows", is the poorest achieving, most violent school in the country. The students are called "crows" and they band together in factions, battling each other for influence and power. But they all share a common goal ... one that has never been reached in the school's history: unification. No one faction has ever reigned supreme.

Oguri plays the role of Genji Takiya, a transfer student who attempts to take over Suzuran Boys High School and is mentored by old boy yakuza Katagiri (Kyosuke Yabe) as he faces off against rival Serizawa (Takayuki Yamada).


Movie Review:

What a difference an actor's choice in movies makes to his career. Check out the example of Shun Oguri, Gigolo Wannabe-Hanazawa Rui. I first noticed his performance in GTO, and what a fine impression he made back in 1999 as the botak angry teenager. Take on a few more Gigolo Wannabe roles and I assure you he will be condemned as nothing but a pretty face.

This is where Takashi Miike and Sukiyaki Western Django comes into play. There is nothing like an up-and-coming director and a quirky flick to cement his place as a credible actor. Shun has turned out to be Miike's muse somewhat (banish the gigolo-wannabe thoughts) and was impressive again in Crow's Zero.

For an original script the movie is choppy at places, but the breakneck pacing and many fights to pulsing rock beats more than made up for the scattershot story. Beyond the constant fights, the tough fighters are sensitive and all soft inside, and this accounted for some of the emotional heft this movie carries. All the male actors carried off their roles very well, and this included looking fierce, looking in pain and looking lost. On the other hand, Meisa Kuroki, the nominal female lead, needs to put on only one the last look for the show, and guys can interpet the same look any way they want. Well, at least she gets to sing two songs for the flick and dance around on the stage.

Girls will squeal at the strapping Shin Oguri's Genji Takaya and the boys will be thrilled by the movie's non-stop machismo posturing and testosterone rush, with a few dirty jokes thrown in. The gritty brown cinematography and stylishly vandalized classroom settings are a real treat for dudes looking for a visual spectacle. The action sequences are top-notch and really indebted to Bollywoodish over-dubbing of punches and kicks.

Watch out for the stylish variations of the Japanese high-school uniform look (no less than 17 different looks, and what's with the bird flu mask? I want one too!) - a sartorialist-wannabe would be pleased at the slashing silhouettes and the duck-like waddle that every yakuza-wannabe ah beng should pick up. There is something in this flick for everyone, and it was thoroughly entertaining!

CROWS ZERO II

Plot Story
The story is set about 8 months after the first movie. Genji is close to graduation at Suzuran High School, but one last matter must be settled with a rival school.
Genji (Shun Oguri) still hasn't quite managed to unify badass haven Suzuran High School under one leader due to a decisive loss to the mysterious Linda Man.
Unfortunately his goal of local domination must be put on hold when a long-standing truce with rival high school Housen Gakuen is suddenly broken. Led by the ferocious Taiga Narumi (Kaneko Nobuaki), Housen launches an all-out assault on Suzuran, throwing the reigning toughest school in all of Japan into a state of crisis.

ni movie faveret aku.
1st tgk dr laptop kwn aku las year....lpas tue trus mnjadi fanatik dgn filem ni..
aksi yg bes..xder cintan2...gado2 jer....hahahhaa
smpai pesyen rambut hero pn aku ikut...
sapa2 blom tonton cter nie..sila2 la cari..konpem puas hati.
part1 dan 2...ntah brape kali aku tonton dah..

haha... da tgk bulan lepas kot...


serizawa gempak wo... cool jek... hehe

huhu best giler tambah bile sence mamt naik moto tk pkai helmet dah bdarah pale bru nk pkai huhu perh kt jepun dh tayang crows zero 2.bler la nk smpai sini huhu

x tayang kot.... ganas sgt... haha...

cari je dvd, aku da tgk pn... suzuran lwn skolah lain.. hehe

cer num 2...terbaek la....

stereo ko bli dvd tu kat ner huhu aku dok cari tu huahua

aku donlod je.... x beli dvd pn... haha...

cis stereo naper donload tk best la huhu beli dvd bru best huhu support la buatan malaysia huhu perasan jap citer tu dri malysia huahua aku belakon tu huahua

kalo ada jual dvd aku pn nk bli gak...aahahha...yg 1st dah ada dvd..yg 2nd blom lagi..
so donlod jer la dulue....puas ati beb...
bygkan satu skolah fight ngn student satu skolah laen...perggh!!

hitam lawan putih.. hoho,

dah tu due2 skolah student kuat gile

tu la pasal betul2 nyer ganas tp aku selute la coz jepun leh wat citer
mcmtu huhu puas ati tengok bila dorg lawan ish rasa cam nk join jer
huhu.
klu ada dorg wat game citer tu best gak huhu

aku ska tgk life diorang,x pnat nk piker psl awek2..skuter2...juz menuju ke pncak suzuran..satu jer misi..
baju pn x perlu stylo2....simpel2 tp cun sgt...
harap2 ada ler sequel ke 3 plak...
tp yg pasti,kalo ada pn smbungan..xder genji n tamao ler...masa utk hiromi plak...

haha aku gelak kat ayat ats tu.... puncak suzuran...


ade lg smbungan... kan ade tergantung cite die kt last2 cite no 2 tu... hehe.. mase utk budak2 first year naik ler plak

huhu dh tngok huhu best,perh apa tg penting actor semua mmg muke gangster
huhu rambut styla klu aku buat mesti kena buang keje nyer huhu

aku nk crow zero 2. tp taknk smpai 14 part. bwh 10 part if boleh

ade gak org layan cite upenye...
bes gak kan

haha. aku dah lyn dah crow zero 2. tp takde subtitle. so bosan lah skit.

aik...apsal x carik yg ada subtitle?
byk kt tenet...aku skang nie nk cairk yg clear mcm dvd pnya..rasanya dah ada...tp aku mls nk donlod dulu cbab xder masa..ehehe
kalo phm jln cta baru layan bro..ehe....

tah. sbb aku cri yg megaupload pnya. sbb aku ada premium

bapak best cite ni!!

crita ni gile beshhh!

haha. crow zero 2 membosankn. tak puas hati btul. jln cite slow. 1 jgak best.