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]
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Japanese | 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 | Tohokushinsha Film |
Distributed by | Tohokushinsha Film |
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Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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.
Zero: Black Blood is set after the events of the film Garo: Soukoku no Maryu. Rei Suzumura, Zero the Silver Fanged Knight, is patrolling on his own when he encounters the white Horror Ring, who has created a commune where Horrors and humans live together in harmony, so long as one human a month allows themselves to be devoured by the Horrors. Rei, along with Makai Priest Cain and the knight-in-training Yuna are ordered by the Makai Senate to slay Ring and free the humans under his thrall by means of Yuna's mother the Makai Priestess Iyu.
No. | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "Dolce" Transcription: "Chi no Doruche" (Japanese: DOLCE 血のドルチェ) | March 5, 2014 (2014-03-05) |
2 | "Community" Transcription: "Komyuniti" (Japanese: COMMUNITY コミュニティ) | March 5, 2014 (2014-03-05) |
3 | "Enemy" Transcription: "Gaiteki" (Japanese: ENEMY 外敵) | March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06) |
4 | "Dream" Transcription: "Shinjitsu no Yume" (Japanese: DREAM 真実の夢) | March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06) |
5 | "Decision" Transcription: "Ketsui" (Japanese: DECISION 決意) | March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07) |
6 | "Savior" Transcription: "Kyūseishu" (Japanese: SAVIOR 救世主) | March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07) |
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