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At the brink of fully conquering Suzuran All Boys High School, Genji accidently breaches a non-aggression pact with the rival Hosen Academy, leading to all-out war.Picking up right where the first film left off, director Takashi Miike raises the stakes in every conceivable way for the further adventures at the school of crows. 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). The first two films have subsequently been adapted into official prequel manga written by Takahashi with art by Kenichiro Naitou, and TETSUHIRO Kirakawa, entitled Crows Zero and and 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".Crows Zero Collection. 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 to do it as he reminds him of his youth.The Suzuran Senior High School for Boys, nicknamed "The School of Crows", is the poorest achieving, most violent school in the country.
Takayuki Yamada’s Serizawa makes for a good rival, although I wish that they’d spent a bit more time with him. Shun Oguri’s Genji is an uncomfortable leader, and it shows through the strain it puts on him and his lieutenants. Old character relationships are explored deeper and re-evaluated in the light of the new characters and dynamics.
The rest of the score is pretty forgettable, but it keeps the action moving and sets a strong tone for the whole film.The fights feel leaps and bounds ahead of the first movie. Japanese punk band The Street Beats returns to add a fun soundtrack, one fitting to the Yanki culture and aesthetic of the Crows universe. It’s not so bad or noticeable that it takes you out of the movie, but it is there.
Miike rises above and beyond the call of duty with Crows Zero 2, taking what could have been just another action sequel and turning it into a phenomenally fun, inspiring, and altogether impressive piece of film. There isn’t a need to fall back on a generic street fighting style, even if everyone is indeed a street fighter. The fights are rough and ugly, yet there’s a strong sense of individuality between characters.
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