Movies Like Crows Explode (2014)

Crows Explode is a 2014 action, adventure, comedy, crime film from Toshiaki Toyoda with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Crows Zero and Crows Zero II.

Action Adventure Comedy Crime

Crows Zero

2007

The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself do it as he reminds him of his youth.

7.1

MagicScore

Crows Zero II

2009

Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers of hatred are about to flare up again, burning away any last remnants of the truce they had so rigorously observed until now.

7.2

MagicScore

High & Low The Worst X

2022

Fists fly when Oya High’s street fighters defend themselves from a three-school alliance of brawlers.

7.5

MagicScore

From Today, It's My Turn!!: The Movie

2020

Taking place after the events of the TV series, Mitsuhashi and Ito face the new enemies.

6.9

MagicScore

Chihayafuru: Part II

2016

After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has quit competitive karuta. Not only that, but a new rival emerges in the reigning female champion karuta player, Shinobu Wakamiya, a karuta prodigy who became the nation's and the world's greatest female karuta player as a 9th grader. All of this forces Chihaya to reexamine her love of the game in the midst of preparing for one of the biggest tournaments of the year.

7.7

MagicScore

Blue Spring

2001

Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants desperately to abandon his post… but his once-enviable position of power has a strange way of making him feel powerless.

7.1

MagicScore

Linda Linda Linda

2005

Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs for the festival's rock concert—including a classic '80s song by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts called "Linda Linda".

7.5

MagicScore

As the Gods Will

2014

High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. Suddenly, he and his classmates are forced to play deadly children's games and facing terrifying creatures from a talking Daruma doll to a sharp-clawed lucky cat.

7.1

MagicScore

No Longer Heroine

2015

Hatori Matsuzaki is a female high school student. She has a crush on her childhood friend Rita Terasaka and believes he will eventually choose her as her heroine, but Rita Terasaka begins dating Miho Adachi. Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Kosuke Hiromitsu takes an interest in Hatori Matsuzaki.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Orange

2015

A girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a better community.

7.3

MagicScore

#11

From Me to You

2010

Sawako Kuronuma looks miserable on the outside, but is actually a positive-minded girl, who looks up to Shota Kazehaya, a sociable and friendly boy. Perceiving Sawako's good intentions, he secretly has feelings for her. Sawako meets Kazehaya and makes her first friends, Chizuru and Ayane but in comes Kurumi proclaiming her love for him... Will Sawako and Kazehaya ever find out about each other's feelings?

7.1

MagicScore

#12

One Week Friends

2017

High school student Yuki Hase wants to become close with classmate Kaori Fujimiya who is alway by herself. Kaori Fujimiya refuses to become close with Yuki Hase, because she forgets her friends every new Monday. Even though Kaori tells Yuki why she doesn't want to become friends, Yuki still wants to become close to her.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

Wolf Girl and Black Prince

2016

Erika Shinohara is a first year of high school student. While talking to friends, she makes up a story about her "boyfriend." In reality, Erika Shinohara doesn't have a boyfriend. Erika's friends soon begin to doubt her story and Erika is also running out of lies. Erika then sees a pretty boy on the street and takes his picture discreetly. She later shows his picture to her friends as her boyfriend. The boy in the picture is Kyouya Sata and happens to attend the same school as Erika. She tells Kyouya about her situation and asks him to be her pretend boyfriend. Even though Kyouya has a pretty appearance, he has a dark side.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Drowning Love

2016

Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa. He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy

2019

A quiet teen's life is shaken up when she's forced to be her arrogant neighbor's slave. He loves her, but they both have a lot to learn about trust.

5.9

MagicScore

#16

Let's Go, Jets!

2017

Female students, including Hikari Tomonaga, from a high school cheerdance club follow strict instructions from their teacher Kaoruko Saotome. They compete at the USA Cheerdance Championship.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Tokyo Revengers

2021

An unemployed man learns that his ex-girlfriend was murdered. He suddenly finds himself travelling through time to his middle school years and has chance to change the future and save the girl. He aims to rise to the top of the most brutal delinquent gang.

7.8

MagicScore

#18

Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1: Bloody Halloween - Destiny

2023

Hinata is murdered again by the Tokyo Manjikai Gang in front of Takemichi. In order to save Hinata, Takemichi travels 10 years back in time again. Takemichi has to change a key case that can save Hinata. The key case involves a sad incident that occurred to 6 men, who later formed the Tokyo Manjikai Gang.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 2: Bloody Halloween - Final Battle

2023

Driven by a single-minded determination to protect his friends and save Hinata, Takemichi Hanagaki enters a gang war with the hope of altering the course of fate and creating a better future for everyone.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires

2025

In the time of the Aztec empire, tragedy strikes Yohualli Coatl when his father is murdered by Spanish conquistadors. To warn King Moctezuma and his high priest, Yoka, of imminent danger, Yohualli escapes to Tenochtitlán. There, he trains in the temple of the bat god Tzinacan with his mentor, developing equipment and weaponry to confront the Spanish invasion and avenge his father’s death. Along the way, he encounters key figures like the fierce Jaguar Woman and the conquistador Hernán Cortés.

7.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Crows Explode?

The top films similar to Crows Explode by MovieMagicScore are Crows Zero (7.1), Crows Zero II (7.2), High & Low The Worst X (7.5). Each shares action/adventure/comedy/crime themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Crows Explode worth watching?

Crows Explode holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 106 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Crows Explode?

Crows Explode (2014) is a action, adventure, comedy, crime film directed by Toshiaki Toyoda, starring Masahiro Higashide, Taichi Saotome, Yuya Yagira.

Where can I find more recommendations like Crows Explode?

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About movies like Crows Explode

This ranked list pairs Crows Explode (2014), a action and adventure and comedy and crime film from Toshiaki Toyoda, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Masahiro Higashide take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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