Crow's Blood (2016)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Sakura
Maki Togawa
Anna Iriyama
Aoi Nojiri
Mayu Watanabe
Kaoru Isozaki
Jurina Matsui
Shinobu Matsumura
Yuki Kashiwagi
Mai Utsui
Yui Yokoyama
Chisa Furugōri
Rena Kato
Keiko Yodogawa
Mion Mukaichi
Nami Katayama
Yuria Kizaki
Hikari Yanaka
Takahiro Miura
Takeshi Sawada
Tetsuya Bessho
Doctor Akihito Seto
Cristina Valenzuela
Maki Togawa (voice)
Yasushi Akimoto
Creator / Executive Producer
Clint Sears
Writer
Joseph White
Cinematography
Ryo Nishimura
Director
Hiromichi Iwasaki
Producer
Riki Nishimura Melwani
Co-Producer
Yûichi Tazawa
First Assistant Director
Yushi Ito
Producer
Darren Lynn Bousman
Executive Producer
Sean E. DeMott
Producer
Seiya Horio
Line Producer
Charles Glover
Gary Grossman
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 23, 2016
Original NameCROW'S BLOOD
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes6
Running Time40m
Content RatingTV-MA
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
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Crow's Blood (stylized as CROW'S BLOOD) is a Japanese six-episode horror streaming television drama series with an original story concept written by Yasushi Akimoto and executive produced by Darren Lynn Bousman.
It stars Mayu Watanabe (at the time a member of AKB48), Sakura Miyawaki (at the time a member of HKT48), Takahiro Miura and Tetsuya Bessho, along with many other then-members of AKB48 Group in supporting roles, and the series was directed by Ryo Nishimura and written by Clint Sears and additional screenplay cooperation by Satoshi Oshio.
Episodes also feature cameo appearances by performers including Lily Franky and Shota Sometani. It was marketed in Japan with the slogan "Yasushi Akimoto × Hollywood × AKB48", reflecting the collaboration between Akimoto (noted as both a writer of horror and founder of AKB48 Group), lead staff drawn from the United States of American film and television industry, and members of AKB48 Group.
The first episode premiered on Nippon TV in Japan on July 23, 2016, while all six episodes were released for streaming on Hulu Japan the same day.
In December 2016, Miramax acquired the worldwide sales rights for the series, excluding Japan. The series made its English-language debut in the United States on El Rey Network, which aired all six episodes on October 28, 2017.
In the United Kingdom, the series has been licensed by Channel Four Television Corporation. The first episode was broadcast on Film4 on Wednesday 31 October 2018 and all six episodes were released for advertising-supported streaming on All 4 the same day. Unlike in the United States, in both instances the episodes have only been made available in Japanese with English subtitles.