Crows Explode

2014 2h 9m JA

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 116

ActionAdventureCrimeComedy

Synopsis

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A month after Genji Takiya graduates, a new battle for supremacy at Suzuran All-Boys High School begins. Transfer student Kaburagi Kazeo combats Kagami Ryohei for the coveted top spot, amidst a brewing inter-school conflict with Kurosaki Industrial High.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masahiro Higashide
Kazeo Kaburagi
Taichi Saotome
Ryohei Kagami
Yuya Yagira
Toru Goura
Ryo Katsuji
Kenichi Ogisu
Takanori Iwata
Hiroki Shibata
Kento Nagayama
Fujiwara
Kyosuke Yabe
Katagiri, Ken
Motoki Fukami
Megumi Hayashida / Rindaman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshiaki Toyoda
Writers: Hiroshi Takahashi, Kosuke Mukai, Mataichirô Yamamoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 12 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 Toshiaki Toyoda, shot by Ryo Otsuka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Masaki Murakami 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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Masahiro Higashide and Taichi Saotome and Yuya Yagira carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2825120 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Toshiaki Toyoda directs. Ryo Otsuka behind the camera. Masaki Murakami cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Part of the "Crows Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda, shot by Ryo Otsuka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Masaki Murakami shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Masahiro Higashide and Taichi Saotome and Yuya Yagira carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2825120 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 15 themes, including "martial arts", "japan", "smoking", "delinquent".
8Released under 13 different titles around the world.