Zero: Black Blood

Zero: Black Blood
Theatrical poster
Japanese name
Kanji絶狼〈ZERO〉 -BLACK BLOOD-
Directed byRyu Kaneda
Written byYasuko Kobayashi
Based onGaro
by Keita Amemiya
Produced byIchiro Higa
StarringRay Fujita
CinematographyJiro Nomura
Edited byKumiko Sakamoto
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byTohokushinsha Film
Release dates
  • March 8, 2014 (2014-03-08) (White Chapter)
  • March 22, 2014 (2014-03-22) (Black Chapter)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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.

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