Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- boisterous
- irreverent
- rebellious
- action movie night
- martial arts marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film energetic and stylish, with teenage gang action appealing strongly to its target audience despite an overcrowded and predictable story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Suzuran's faction battles are presented through kinetic street fights, distinctive hairstyles, and Takashi Miike's amplified visual style.
Genji and Serizawa lead competing Suzuran factions while both confront the school's unattained goal of total unification.
Genji's attempt to rule the school is mentored by yakuza-connected Ken Katagiri and observed by older criminal figures.
The film combines teenage faction fights, yakuza involvement, flamboyant personalities, and comic exaggeration.
Films like Crows Zero, and why
Crows Zero 2
stylized delinquent gang conflict, kinetic martial arts, and heightened youthful bravado
Battle Royale
school-based youth gangs, factional rivalry, and hard-edged action comedy
13 Assassins
stylized yakuza influence, flamboyant violence, and Takashi Miike's irreverent excess
The Warriors
teenage gang warfare, masculine loyalty, and heightened street-fighting spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Takashi Miike
- Release Date
- 2007-10-26
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (404)
Cast
- Shun Oguri
- Kyosuke Yabe
- Meisa Kuroki
- Takayuki Yamada
- Kenichi Endo
- Goro Kishitani
- Kenta Kiritani
- Sousuke Takaoka
- Yusuke Kamiji
- Shunsuke Daitoh
Common questions
- What is Crows Zero about?
- A flamboyant transfer student wages war across Japan's most violent high school to unite its rival delinquent factions.
- What is Crows Zero like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Crows Zero as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Crows Zero violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Crows Zero as graphic.
- What did critics think of Crows Zero?
- Critics broadly found the film energetic and stylish, with teenage gang action appealing strongly to its target audience despite an overcrowded and predictable story.
- Which films are like Crows Zero?
- Films with a similar feel include Crows Zero 2, Battle Royale, 13 Assassins, and The Warriors.
- How long is Crows Zero?
- Crows Zero runs 130 minutes.
