Crows Explode
is a 2014 Japanese action film directed by Toshiaki Toyoda. It is the third film based on the manga ''Crows'' by Hiroshi Takahashi. It is the sequel to 2009's '' Crows Zero 2''. It features new characters and an almost entirely new cast, including Masahiro Higashide and Taichi Saotome. The film was released in Japan on April 12, 2014. Plot Kaburagi Kazeo is a new transfer student at Suzuran All-Boys High School. While walking to school, he witnesses a group of students get clipped by a passing town car. He arrives just in time for the “opening ceremony”, a showdown between Goura Toru, the school's number one fighter, and another student. The fracas is interrupted by the arrival of Kagami Ryohei, another transfer student, whose arrogance immediately draws the ire of the crowd. Recognizing his vehicle as the town car from earlier, Kazeo confronts Ryohei, who ignores him and walks away. Before he can follow, Kazeo is attacked by another student, Wajima, whom he promptly knocks ...
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Toshiaki Toyoda
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Osaka Prefecture, Toyoda was first a prodigy in the game of shogi or Japanese chess. He attended the Japan Shogi Association's apprenticeship (Shōreikai) from age 9 with the aim of becoming a professional player. But his interest turned to film and he quit when he was 17. Moving to Tokyo at age 21, he began working with producer Genjirō Arato and director Junji Sakamoto, assisting the latter on the shogi-related film '' Ōte'', for which he helped pen the script. He debuted as a director with the film '' Pornostar'' in 1999, a film that earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. His career continued to rise through films like '' Blue Spring'' and ''9 Souls'', but he suffered a setback when he was arrested on drug charges just before '' Hanging Garden'' was released in 2005. He resumed directing with the 2009 film ''The Blood of Rebirth''. Selected filmography *'' Oute'' (王手, Oute) (1991) Screenp ...