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The returning cast members are fine too Shun Oguri possesses the same dynamic physical presence as the intense Genji and Takayuki Yamada still charms as the more playful Serizawa. Effeminate, umbrella-carrying Hosen psycho Urushibara (Gou Ayano) is another standout addition, and Hosen underclassman Tatsuya Mito (the handsome Haruma Miura) makes a charismatic appearance, setting up future sequels.
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As greasy-haired Hosen leader Narumi, musician Nobuaki Kaneko makes a fine foil to Shun Oguri and seems to be in on the movie's homoerotic joke. Also, the assortment of new characters and actors deserves notice. Belying the bloody brutality on display, the violence is surprisingly not explicit, and still possesses the first film's entertaining kickass style. Miike doesn't go the bigger-is-better route, providing new characters and situations, but not raising the stakes in a felt manner. Then again, this is a sequel so "more of the same" is what's expected. All fun and all welcome, but also all very familiar. The filmmaker winks to the audience are quite obvious, with the film calling even more attention to its self-seriousness and homoeroticism, while also eschewing the superfluous elements like having teachers at the school. Miike does change things up slightly rather than wall-to-wall action, Crows Zero II serves it up slowly before building to a massive end blowout with the students advancing up the high school floors like players advancing through levels in a video game. While all that is present in Crows Zero II, it just doesn't feel that new anymore. Rather than go towards all-out comedy or super melodrama, Takashi Miike found the right balance of elements, mixing commercial gloss with low brow comedy, occasional satire, and a playful sense of self. When Crows Zero debuted, it presented the teen gang brawling film in a dynamic way that transcended its tried-and-true genre status. Will Genji be able to unite Suzuran before Hosen destroys them? Kawanishi's freedom upsets the delicate truce between Suzuran's and Hosen's current students, and Suzuran's current state of disarray makes them ripe for a takeover. Things get worse when Suzuran alumni Sho Kawanishi (Shinnosuke Abe) is released from juvie, where he was incarcerated after murdering the gang leader of rival school Hosen. However, Genji's position atop Suzuran's food chain doesn't make him the absolute leader, with continued resistance from underclassmen, Serizawa's bunch and also Rindaman (Motoki Fukami), Suzuran's hulking lone wolf. His gang GPS is now dominant at super-tough Suzuran High, having defeated their rivals, the Serizawa Army, led by all-around badass Tamao Serizawa (Takayuki Yamada). In the wake of Crows Zero, life hasn't gotten any easier for Genji Takaya (Shun Oguri). Why then, does Crows Zero II feel like it's not as much fun as the first one? Hell, they've even added some new beautiful guys to the mix. Crows Zero II refuses to fix what wasn't broken the same beautiful guys are back, and the same stylish violence is present and accounted for. The first film was a slam dunk for both young guys and girls, thanks to its stylish violence and too-beautiful guys, whose fisticuffs were usually tempered by an ardent, near passionate admiration for their foes.
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At least, that's one possible conclusion when considering the popularity of Takashi Miike's Crows Zero movies. Not really an improvement on the original Crows Zero, but since the first one was so fun, who really cares? Probably nobody.Įverybody likes a good gang fight, especially when it involves beautiful boys beating the crap out of each other while exchanging homoerotic looks.
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The teen gang members of Crows Zero return, bringing the same kickass action and drama with them. They're beautiful, they're boys, and they're back. Shun Oguri, Takayuki Yamada, Kenta Kiritani, Sosuke Takaoka, Kyosuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, Nobuaki Kaneko, Haruma Miura, Yusuke Kamiji, Tsutomu Takahashi, Suzunosuke, Kaname Endo, Shunsuke Daito, Yusuke Izaki, Hisato Izaki, Yutaka Matsushige, Goro Kishitani, Motoki Fukami, Shinnosuke Abe, Kengo Oguchi, Tomoya Warabino, Gou Ayano, Kazuki Namioka Shogo Muto, based on the manga by Takahashi Hiroshi Shun Oguri goes for the flying beatdown in Crows Zero II.