Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- rebellious
- confrontational
- kinetic
- action movie night
- martial arts marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the acting and fight sequences effective but considered the film a formulaic entry in the delinquent-school action genre.
What sets it apart
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The high school is defined by violent student rivalries and factional dominance.
Kazeo Kaburagi arrives as a new transfer student in a school structured around fighting.
The film foregrounds repeated fistfights among delinquent students as its principal entertainment engine.
Its delinquent characters, school violence, and gang affiliations place it within the furyo tradition.
Films like Crows Explode, and why
Crows Zero
Japanese delinquent-school action, gang rivalries, and stylized martial-arts brawls
Crows Zero 2
High-school faction warfare, rebellious delinquents, and kinetic youth violence
Rookies: The Movie
Japanese school-set delinquent drama centered on betrayal, loyalty, and brutal group fights
Movie Details
- Director
- Toshiaki Toyoda
- Release Date
- 2014-04-12
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (116)
Cast
- Masahiro Higashide
- Taichi Saotome
- Yuya Yagira
- Ryo Katsuji
- Takanori Iwata
- Kento Nagayama
- Kyosuke Yabe
- Motoki Fukami
- Ryusuke Ito
- Kenzō Maihara
Common questions
- What is Crows Explode about?
- A rebellious transfer student enters a Japanese high school ruled by delinquent factions and must survive its relentless cycle of loyalty, betrayal, and combat.
- What is Crows Explode like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Crows Explode as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Crows Explode violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Crows Explode as graphic.
- What did critics think of Crows Explode?
- Critics broadly found the acting and fight sequences effective but considered the film a formulaic entry in the delinquent-school action genre.
- Which films are like Crows Explode?
- Films with a similar feel include Crows Zero, Crows Zero 2, and Rookies: The Movie.
- How long is Crows Explode?
- Crows Explode runs 129 minutes.
