Japan Synopsis
クローズ EXPLODE
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Crows Explode. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Tristone Entertainment
Action + Drama in Japan
444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Crows Explode itself).
The 2013–2015 Japan Window
In the crowded 2013-2015 Japan release window, Crows Explode sits at #436 of 546. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Crows Explode premiered alongside 186 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 186 other Japan films in 2014.
The 2960th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
87 audience reviews — more than 74% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (74th percentile) outruns trending popularity (59th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Crows Explode, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- smoking · 5
- delinquent · 5
- death of father · 5
- vengeance · 5
- teenager · 5
- furyo · 4
- loner · 2
- impulsive · 1
- betrayal · 28
- japanese high school · 28
- orphan · 27
- youth · 13
- japanese high school student · 10
- japan · 454
- based on manga · 297
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,696 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (19th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,439 of 1,714 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Spanish, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Tristone Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | April 12, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt2825120 |