Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- punk
- kinetic
- rebellious
- action movie night
- Japanese cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Takashi Miike’s slick, energetic direction, intense fight choreography, and cheeky punk bravado.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film’s dense graffiti-laden backgrounds, tight editing, and energetic action direction create a deliberately punk visual identity.
Suzuran’s G.P.S. alliance confronts Hosen Academy, whose history of bad blood threatens the truce between the schools.
The critical reception specifically identifies fighting as a way the Suzuran students bond and announce their existence.
The plot centers on simmering hatred flaring up and eroding the rigorously observed truce between the two academies.
Films like Crows Zero II, and why
Crows Zero
high-school delinquent rivalry, stylized martial arts brawls, and exuberant ensemble camaraderie
Tokyo Tribe
youth gang conflict, kinetic action-comedy energy, and exaggerated street-fighting spectacle
Drop
Japanese delinquent culture, school-based gang rivalries, and punk-inflected action humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Takashi Miike
- Release Date
- 2009-04-11
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (252)
Cast
- Shun Oguri
- Takayuki Yamada
- Kenta Kiritani
- Meisa Kuroki
- Kyosuke Yabe
- Sousuke Takaoka
- Tsutomu Takahashi
- Kaname Endo
- Suzunosuke Tanaka
- Yusuke Kamiji
Common questions
- What is Crows Zero II about?
- A punk-charged school gang rivalry erupts into kinetic martial-arts spectacle as Genji and his allies defend their fragile peace against Hosen Academy.
- What is Crows Zero II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Crows Zero II as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Crows Zero II violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Crows Zero II as graphic.
- What did critics think of Crows Zero II?
- Critics broadly praised Takashi Miike’s slick, energetic direction, intense fight choreography, and cheeky punk bravado.
- Which films are like Crows Zero II?
- Films with a similar feel include Crows Zero, Tokyo Tribe, and Drop.
- How long is Crows Zero II?
- Crows Zero II runs 133 minutes.
