Crows Zero

"Destroy everything and start from zero."

2007 2h 10m JA

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 406★7IMDB · 9,440

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself do it as he reminds him of his youth.

“Destroy everything and start from zero.”

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Cast

Shun Oguri
Genji Takiya
Kyosuke Yabe
Ken Katagiri
Meisa Kuroki
Ruka Aizawa
Takayuki Yamada
Tamao Serizawa
Kenichi Endo
Joji Yazaki
Goro Kishitani
Hideo Takitani
Kenta Kiritani
Tokio Tatsukawa
Sousuke Takaoka
Shun Izaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Shogo Muto, Hiroshi Takahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Crows Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Takumi Furuya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shun Oguri and Kyosuke Yabe and Meisa Kuroki carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "Destroy everything and start from zero.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1016290 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Takashi Miike directs. Takumi Furuya behind the camera. Shuichi Kakesu cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Part of the "Crows Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Takumi Furuya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Shun Oguri and Kyosuke Yabe and Meisa Kuroki carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Destroy everything and start from zero.".
7IMDB entry: tt1016290 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "martial arts", "japan", "smoking", "delinquent".
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.