クローズ ZERO - Crows Zero

I might like Japanese movies more than ever before. This weekend is dedicated to Japanese language - Japanese lessons, music, and of course movies. I came across a movie called クローズ ZERO  on youtube. Fortunately, someone is kind enough to upload a full movie both the first and its sequel.

 

Crows Zero is a film based on manga Crows by Hitoshi Takahami. Suzuran Senior High School for Boys, nickname "School of Crows", is the poorest achieving, most violent high school in the country. he students are called "crows" and they band together in factions, battling each other for influence and power. But they all share a common goal, one that has never been reached in the school's history: unification. No one faction has ever reigned supreme. Genji Takiya, a transfer student who attempts to take over Suzuran Boys High School and is mentored by old boy yakuza Katagiri as he faces off against rival Serizawa (IMDB). 

Well, besides the boys and violent, what I like most in the movie is that there are a lot of unification, loyalty, and respect. Even if it can be hard-earned, usually through a fight which society stands against. Strong bonds exist not because of money but because one choose to, out of respect and admiration to the other.

Watch Trailer here: