Movies like Crows Zero
If Crows Zero hooked you with its action and comedy, these are the films to watch next. Every pick says why it matches.
Crows Zero II (2009)
Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers of hatred are about to flare up again, burning away any last remnants of the truce they had so rigorously observed until now.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCrows Explode (2014)
A month after Genji Takiya graduates, a new battle for supremacy at Suzuran All-Boys High School begins. Transfer student Kaburagi Kazeo combats Kagami Ryohei for the coveted top spot, amidst a brewing inter-school conflict with Kurosaki Industrial High.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)
Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a carefully orchestrated plan to set him up as an undercover cop in the Yakuza.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTokyo Tribe (2014)
In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro, joins forces with heavy-hitting gangster Buppa of Buppa Town. With Buppa's support, Merra aims to initiate a gang war between the Wu-Ronz and the Musashino Saru, and in a confrontation between the two attempts to kill Kai of the Musashino Saru. The inadvertent murder of Kai's friend Tera (a Musashino Saru member beloved by all Tribes since before their formation) leads to the joining of forces between all of the Tribes in an all-out war against Merra and Buppa.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDrop (2009)
"Drop" tells the story of a boy named Hiroshi Shinanogawa, who grew up in the 1980s. He became inspired by the Be-Bop High School manga and decided to become a delinquent. Hiroshi dropped out of a private middle school and transferred to a public school There he joins up with a delinquent gang.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
From Today, It's My Turn!!: The Movie (2020)
Taking place after the events of the TV series, Mitsuhashi and Ito face the new enemies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999)
In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a wild chase that leads the audience into a comically violent world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fable (2019)
The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIchi the Killer (2001)
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Boss, My Hero (2001)
When a young gang leader seems to be just a bit too stupid to effectively carry out his daily tasks, his superiors order him to go back to school for his high school diploma. Posing as a 19-year-old, he soon learns that the school is even more corrupt and vicious. Wrath is unleashed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
The Street Fighter (1974)
Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)
A young undercover cop tries to get back with his former love, while unraveling the mystery behind the head of the police force. Meanwhile he has to protect the boss' daughter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Dead or Alive (1999)
Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTokyo Revengers 2 Part 2: Bloody Halloween - Final Battle (2023)
Driven by a single-minded determination to protect his friends and save Hinata, Takemichi Hanagaki enters a gang war with the hope of altering the course of fate and creating a better future for everyone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Fireworks (1997)
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With those close to him suffering their own tribulations, Nishi's methods become increasingly extreme.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFudoh: The New Generation (1996)
In order to settle a business dispute, a mob leader murders one of his own teenage sons. The surviving son vows to avenge his brother's death, and organizes his own gang of teenage killers to destroy his father's organization.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSonatine (1993)
Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhy Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeyond Outrage (2012)
As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now become a nationwide war in Outrage Beyond.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisYakuza: Like a Dragon (2007)
Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yakuza past. Unfortunately, Kiryū's problems slowly escalate as he is pursued by a former associate, the baseball-bat-wielding psycho Gorō Majima, who has a grudge to settle with Kiryū.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBack Street Girls: Gokudoruzu (2019)
Three male gangsters are forced by their boss into becoming a trio of female pop singers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Gintama (2017)
In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however he can.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrother (2000)
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill (2021)
Akira is the legendary killer known as the Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner, Yoko, as ordinary siblings. Akira still works part-time at design company Octopus with CEO Takoda and employee Misaki. CEO Takoda and Misaki are unaware of Akira's background as an assassin. Meanwhile, Utsubo is a representative for an NPO. But, Utsubo works with contract killer Suzuki to set people up for extortion purposes. They target someone at design company Octopus.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGTO: The Movie (1999)
Great Teacher Onizuka is back, using his unorthodox brand of inspiration and education as a substitute teacher in a depressed small town in Hokkaido.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
High & Low The Worst X (2022)
Fists fly when Oya High’s street fighters defend themselves from a three-school alliance of brawlers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
First Love (2019)
One night in Tokyo, Leo, a young boxer, meets his first love, Monica, an imprisoned sex worker. Caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, they find themselves pursued by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHigh & Low The Movie (2016)
Chiku is a devastated and dangerous town with 5 gangs fighting fiercely. Mugen and the Amamiya Brothers clashed, leading to Mugen disbanding.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTwittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather (2020)
In the hyper-masculine criminal underworld, a masochistic high-ranking yakuza and his newly-assigned bodyguard become increasingly drawn to each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Crows Zero?
The closest matches to Crows Zero are Crows Zero II, Crows Explode, The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji.
How are movies similar to Crows Zero chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Crows Zero, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.
Are there Japanese movies like Crows Zero?
Yes: Crows Zero II, Crows Explode, The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji.