Crows Zero (クローズZERO, Kurōzu Zero), also known as Crows: Episode 0 is a 2007 Japanese action film directed by Takashi Miike with a screenplay by Shōgo Mutō. It is based on the manga Crows by Hiroshi Takahashi and stars Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki and Takayuki Yamada. The plot serves as a prequel to the manga and focuses on the power struggle between gang of students at Suzuran All-Boys High School.Crows Zero was released in Japan on 27 October 2007 and became a commercial success. It has spawned two sequels titled Crows Zero 2 and Crows Explode as well as a manga adaptation released 13 November 2008.