![]() ![]() It's when Noboru Kawanishi is released from prison that things begin to change. Two years previously, he was leader of Suzuran, and he led them in a fight against rival school Hosen. That battle ended in a fatality that left Noboru in prison, and a whole heap of bad blood between the schools. Rather than spill the blood, there's been a truce since then. But with the release of Noboru, the students of Hosen know that revenge is at hand. They pursue Noboru straight to Suzuran territory, where a tense stand-off ensues. It remains so until Genji blunders in, and shatters the peace. Now Suzuran and Hosen are at war again, and Serizawa tells Genji to get his act together to lead the school in the forthcoming battle. ![]() The trouble is as Genji learns, that you may be able to unify the school gangs with your fists, but you can't unite them that way, and you sure as hell can't lead them that way. With Suzuran more divided than ever, they are easy pickings for Hosen. Where Crows Zero II improves upon the original is in the storytelling. The first film was a case of too much going on in one film, it had a sight too many plot lines in motion, which left the story unfocused and meandering. That led to a movie climax that was split in four, and which failed to gel together as a whole. ![]()
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