Zero: Black Blood | |
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Japanese name | |
Kanji | 絶狼〈ZERO〉 -BLACK BLOOD- |
Directed by | Ryu Kaneda |
Written by | Yasuko Kobayashi |
Based on | Garo by Keita Amemiya |
Produced by | Ichiro Higa |
Starring | Ray Fujita |
Cinematography | Jiro Nomura |
Edited by | Kumiko Sakamoto |
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Production company | |
Distributed by | Tohokushinsha Film |
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Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Zero: Black Blood (絶狼<ZERO>-BLACK BLOOD-, Zero -Burakku Buraddo-) is a Japanese film duology and television miniseries, a spin-off from the Garo television series. The film is split into two portions. The White Chapter (白ノ章, Shiro no Shō), which comprises the first three episodes of the miniseries, had a limited theatrical release on March 8, 2014, and the Black Chapter (黒ノ章, Kuro no Shō), the last three episodes, had a limited theatrical release on March 22, 2014. The film was also shown on the Japanese cable television channel Family Gekijo as a six-episode miniseries from March 5 through March 7, 2014, with two episodes shown each night.[1][2][3][4][5]
Ray Fujita stars as the lead character Rei Suzumura, the Silver Fanged Knight Zero, reprising his role as the character from the previous television series and films. The films/miniseries explore this character who served a supporting role in the previous productions and his investigation of a joint human and Horror commune led by the Horror Ring.