Crow's Blood

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Crow's Blood
Japanese name
Kanji CROW'S BLOOD [1]
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn Kurōzu Buraddo
Genre Horror [2]
Created by Yasushi Akimoto [3]
Written by
  • Clint Sears [4]
  • Satoshi Oshio* [5] (*Additional Screenplay Cooperation)
Directed byRyo Nishimura [3]
Starring
ComposerGary Ashiya [7] [3]
Country of originJapan [2]
Original languageJapanese [3]
No. of seasons1 [8]
No. of episodes6 [8]
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Hiroki Iwasaki
  • Yushi Ito
  • Sean E. Demott [3]
CinematographyJoseph White [3]
Running time33–38 minutes [8]
Production companyAX-ON [9]
Original release
Network
ReleaseJuly 23, 2016 (2016-07-23) [2] [1]

Crow's Blood (stylized as CROW'S BLOOD) [1] is a Japanese six-episode horror streaming television drama [2] series [8] with an original story concept written by Yasushi Akimoto and executive produced by Darren Lynn Bousman. [3]

Contents

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, [3] along with many other then-members of AKB48 Group in supporting roles, [1] and the series was directed by Ryo Nishimura and written by Clint Sears [4] and additional screenplay cooperation by Satoshi Oshio. [5] Episodes also feature cameo appearances by performers including Lily Franky and Shota Sometani. [10] [11] [12] It was marketed in Japan with the slogan "Yasushi Akimoto × Hollywood × AKB48", reflecting the collaboration between Akimoto (noted as both a writer of horror [13] and founder of AKB48 Group), lead staff drawn from the United States of American film and television industry, and members of AKB48 Group. [1]

The first episode premiered on Nippon TV in Japan on July 23, 2016, while all six [8] episodes were released for streaming on Hulu Japan the same day. [1] [14] [15] [16]

In December 2016, Miramax acquired the worldwide sales rights for the series, excluding Japan. [17] [18] The series made its English-language debut in the United States on El Rey Network, which aired all six episodes on October 28, 2017. [19] [20]

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.

Plot

As science is growing ever closer to the taboo field of regenerative medicine, a mysterious new student named Maki Togawa begins attending the International Dolly Girls' College (国際ドリー女学園, Kokusai Dorī Onna Gakuen). Soon after, a series of strange and horrific events occur in and around the school, seemingly in the proximity of or due to new student Maki. Another student, named Kaoru Isozaki, finds herself learning that Maki was initially killed in a hit and run and was dead until later revived by her own father, Dr. Akihito Seto, with an experimental regenerative procedure developed by an American scientist. Unfortunately, Dr. Seto learned too late of the side effects on Maki's psyche and cellular tissue, turning her into the patient zero of a new contagious virus, easily transmitted via kissing, which renders females able to regenerate indefinitely, however with some rather horrific side effects.

Cast

Dub Voice Cast

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