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In the same way, when I watch dramas and films about high school delinquents, they tell me about the problems in Japan’s society, and how the young people try to understand and overcome the issues thrust upon them by the adult world. There is no mask one wears in public and private. These people (in the fictional world) live whole heartedly and give their all.
YAKUZA CROW ZERO PLUS
I don’t agree with him (because the underworld, when you come down to it, is criminal and feeds off people’s fear and suffering, plus they kill people), but I do understand what it is he is trying to say. Takeshi Kitano (or Beat Takeshi as he’s better known in Japan), famous Japanese comedian and film maker ( Sonatine, Brother, Zatoichi) once said that he makes films about the yakuza because they are the only people that embody the Japanese spirit (kokoro) which has vanished from modern Japan. I definitely wasn’t a delinquent, so maybe I just find it exotic. Maybe you’re just drawn to something which you’re not. Maybe when I was growing up, they seemed to have a thirst for life and freedom which I never sought in the simple and happy environment I grew up in (not that I’m complaining – what with all the travelling, I had a pretty exciting childhood). Like with Gokusen, I don’t know why I like watching dramas and films about delinquents so much. His ultimate goal is to fight Tamao Serizawa, the monster third year student who is currently the strongest boy in the school. Genji has a difficult relationship with his father and to prove his worth, he must take on and unite the warring gangs at Suzuran, something that has never been done before. Starring Shun Oguri and Takayuki Yamada, Crows Zero opens with the arrival of Genji Takiya, son of a Yakuza boss, at Suzuran Boys High School, one of the toughest and most violent schools in town. And it’s a beast of a movie, but one with a heart.
YAKUZA CROW ZERO SERIES
Based on the manga series Crows by Hiroshi Takahashi, Crows Zero is an original prequel written by Shogo Muto and directed by Takashi Miike and features some of the original characters from the manga but is essentially a different beast. It was probably one of the best films I saw this year. So then I had to go back and watch the first film again which shows just how much I liked it.
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I wasn’t planning on writing about Crows Zero (2007) but, thanks to a vicious cold, I’ve recently been on a Japanese drama and film binge and watched it’s sequel Crows Zero 2 (2009).