HiGH&LOW (2015)

Both stories involve gangs, fights, and characters who are either fighting for their town and their loved ones. Some cast from HiGH&LOW — such as Yamada Yuki and Nobuyuki Suzuki — are also in this live-action film.

If you love Yamada Yuki and Suzuki Nobuyuki.. bromance, fights and gangs.. I'm sure you will like this saga! I recommend to watch all the movies and dramas. Very similar stories, including the characters!

- The characters are very similar;
- They are both about fights;
- Delinquent, high school, bromance / friendship, action, youth, gang, school bullying.

but for me HIGH&LOW series is better, including the soundtracks and all the cast!!!

Both are about gangs fighting for dominance. Also, if you like massive fights then Crows Zero movies are for you !

Although in no way does the brilliant cinematography of High&Low match the subtle ambiance here in Bad Boys J (and by that I mean, it feels more low-key than H&L. Yet, I do prefer H&L for its production value and music), these shows give off similar vibes. Kiriki reminds me a bit of a mash between Cobra and Yamato (some of the characters remind you of certain people in either show, I'm sure you'd see the connections!). Here's the reason why you'd like both of these series, or one/the other if you've seen them:

*tons of awesome bromance
*great fighting scenes
*great #friendshipgoals (seriously)
*power struggles, and rising to the 'top,' mentalities among rival gangs and people with 'power trips'
*some great life lessons/deeper meanings behind their fighting in certain contexts

Unrelated: BUT they're both about 22 minutes per episode, and it keeps you engaged.

The story revolves around several high school delinquents fighting to become the "top", but includes some romance and a more humorous tone as the main protagonist is a weak fighter with a strong will to never give up. The main cast of Sugarless are some of the same LDH talents that are in the HIGH&LOW series such as Shirahama Alan, Sano Reo, Machida Keita, Suzuki Nobuyuki, and Sato Taiki. The drama also has the same time format with each episode spanning around 20 minutes or so.

Both are about gangs and the fight for what you believe is right, both are about friendship and focus on action with only hints of romance. Dokgo Rewind is about school gangs and bullying and High and Low is about the adult world of gangs. Dokgo Rewind has more social commentary.

HiGH&LOW is the origin of the series. To understand SWORD and Murayama I recommend you to watch whole series. It is worth it trust me. In H&L we can see how SWORDS bonds like Oya-Suzuran-Housen bonded.

Japanese action packed film. Full of fighting and conflict, it's an amazing movie franchise with multiple characters that all want to just protect who they love.

Gangs, motorcycles, friendship, and fighting. They have similar themes and vibe going on. Also yamada yuki is there playing a delinquent.