high & low the red rain
The Epic Gang Saga Continues In The First Teaser For HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE 2: END OF SKY
I couldn’t tell you much about LDH and NTV or their innerworkings on any given day, except for what little I know of Japanese supergroup Exile Tribe and their stunning reign in TV and film as of late 2015 with in-house megaproject, HiGH&LOW. It’s only been available in Japan with its first two seasons of HiGH&LOW: The Story Of S.W.O.R.D. featuring the brewing drama and explosive action as gangs and crime families battle each other for dominance in a town divided by five warring territories.
Apart from live concerts and events (the music itself kicks ass too), the saga ultimately led to last summer’s feature film debut with Kubo Shigeaki’s HiGH&LOW: The Movie, followed by its subsequent spin-off, HiGH&LOW: The Red Rain from Yamaguchi Yudai, and now Shochiku is poised to follow up on its trilogy with two more titles between August 19 and November. For this, the first short teaser for HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE 2: End Of Sky has arrived with HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE: Final Mission capping things off on November 11.
We get just a pinch of it what’s to come in the player below along with a minor glimpse of who is returning in front of the camera, which brings me to ask if anyone in our readership has seen the series and films and is familiar with it enough to share their thoughts on it. I guess if you’re reading this and you fit the profile, you’re more than welcome to comment below, and of course, check out the teaser while you’re at it.
Gangster Thriller HiGH&LOW: THE RED RAIN Gets A Full Trailer
If there is one international film franchise I would love to see cross over, it’s that of the HiGH&LOW franchise. Having launched last year exclusively in Japan via NTV and Hulu through this past Spring, the folks over at LDH, Inc. and the creatives within Japanese super pop group, EXILE TRIBE, have exhibited nothing short of an amazing array of stunt talent to highlight the action that entails this sprawling gangster drama from director Kubo Shigeaki who directed the July feature film, HiGH&LOW: The Movie.
This week, we’re about keep going even further with the latest treatmnent from Deadball and Chromartie High: The Movie helmer Yamaguchi Yudai. HiGH&LOW: The Red Rain follows up the epic action and drama with a spin-off into one other aspect of this latest musical action movieverse – all started from the tale of a town embroiled in gang warfare after splitting into five different gangs.
SYNOPSIS:
The Amamiya Brothers, Masaki (EXILE Takahiro) and Hiroto (J-Soul Brothers’s Hiroomi Tosaka), keep looking for their older brother Takeru (Takumi Saito) who disappeared one year ago. The three Amamiya brothers lost their parents when they were young. Since then, they relied only on each other. On the anniversary of their parents’ death, Masaki and Hiroto expect Takeru to appear. Instead, they meet a person who has a clue on Takeru’s whereabouts.
Why did Takeru leave Masaki and Hiroto?
I don’t care which U.S. company steps up to bring both the series and the movies to North America. All the trailers and promos now online have all but sold me as an action fan, and all I can see is talent that needs a wider audience beyond the auspices of Japan screens.
Until then, HiGH&LOW: The Red Rain now presents its full trailer for its local release on October 8. Watch it now, and spread the word!
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