Crows Zero
| Crows Zero | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
| Screenplay by | Shōgo Mutō |
| Based on | Crows by Hiroshi Takahashi |
| Produced by | Mataichiro Yamamoto |
| Starring | Shun Oguri Kyosuke Yabe Takayuki Yamada Shunsuke Daito Meisa Kuroki Tsutomu Takahashi Goro Kishitani |
| Cinematography | Takumi Furuya |
| Edited by | Shuichi Kakesu Tomoki Nagasaka |
| Music by | Naoki Otsubo The Street Beats |
Release date |
|
Running time | 129 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $22,036,607 |
Crows Zero (クローズZERO, Kurōzu Zero), also known as Crows: Episode 0 is a 2007 Japanese action film directed by Takashi Miike with a screenplay by Shōgo Mutō. It is based on the manga Crows by Hiroshi Takahashi and stars Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki and Takayuki Yamada. The plot serves as a prequel to the manga and focuses on the power struggle between gang of students at Suzuran All-Boys High School.
Crows Zero was released in Japan on 27 October 2007 and became a commercial success. It has spawned two sequels titled Crows Zero 2 and Crows Explode as well as a manga adaptation released 13 November 2008.