Time to shave that head! 'Crows Zero II' is looking for some skinheads!

I finally got my copy of Takashi Miike's Crows Zero the other week and I haven't put it down much since then. Absolutely love it. In fact, writing this post is so inspiring I think I'll pop it into the player again tonight! So here I am, chomping at the bit, waiting for any information about the next film in the series and lo and behold those fine lads over at Nippon Cinema have given me my Miike hit for the day. They have found a casting call for the next Crows Zero film. And what is the production looking for?

The production is looking for a large number of 18-35 year-old skinhead extras to play students of Housen Gakuen; one of the rival schools featured in Hiroshi Takahashi‘s Crows manga spinoff, “Worst”. They’re also looking for “big-boned” tough-looking dudes to play Serizawa’s army, GPS (Genji’s Perfect Succession), and spectators during the fight scenes.

A bit about 'Worst' from DMP to familiarize you with it... though they've only released 3 English volumes of a 20 volume manga from Japan.

Worst is a high impact gang-related title that deals with teenage boys fighting their way through high school on order to gain respect. There is no room for deceit and underhanded tricks at the notorious High School "Suzuran." These young men follow a strict honor code when it comes to brawling, very reminiscent of the mafia in the early days. Traditionally called a "Yankee Manga" ("Yankee" having a different meaning and pronunciation than in English) typically involves delinquent young men and thugs like "Hana Tsukishima" who is making his way through the ranks to rule over the rest at school.

So it ain't much but at least gives us a bit of information about characters in the next film. Filming starts next month, is expected to wrap up in October, and who knows what will happen after that. Bring it!