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Zero: Black Blood - Wikipedia

Zero: Black Blood (ぜっおおかみ<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 (しろあきら, 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 (くろあきら, 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]

Zero: Black Blood
Theatrical poster
Japanese name
Kanjiぜっおおかみ〈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

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.

Plot

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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.

Episodes

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No. Title Original air date
1"Dolce"
Transliteration: "Chi no Doruche" (Japanese: DOLCE のドルチェ)
March 5, 2014 (2014-03-05)
2"Community"
Transliteration: "Komyuniti" (Japanese: COMMUNITY コミュニティ)
March 5, 2014 (2014-03-05)
3"Enemy"
Transliteration: "Gaiteki" (Japanese: ENEMY 外敵がいてき)
March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06)
4"Dream"
Transliteration: "Shinjitsu no Yume" (Japanese: DREAM 真実しんじつゆめ)
March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06)
5"Decision"
Transliteration: "Ketsui" (Japanese: DECISION 決意けつい)
March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07)
6"Savior"
Transliteration: "Kyūseishu" (Japanese: SAVIOR 救世主きゅうせいしゅ)
March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07)

Cast

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  • Rei Suzumura (りょうれい, Suzumura Rei): Ray Fujita (藤田ふじた れい, Fujita Rei)
  • Yuna (ユナ): Riria (なしさとあんず)
  • Cain (カイン, Kain): Naoki Takeshi (武子たけし 直輝なおき, Takeshi Naoki)
  • Iyu (イユ): Karia Nomoto (野本のもと かりあ, Nomoto Karia)
  • Bakura (バクラ): Guadalcanal Taka (ガダルカナル・タカ, Gadarukanaru Taka)
  • Ring (リング, Ringu): Thane Camus (セイン・カミュ, Sein Kamyu)
  • Kuroudo (クロウド, Kurōdo): Shogen (なおげん, Shōgen)
  • Katou (カトウ, Katō): Zuimaro Awashima (粟島あわしま みずまる, Awashima Zuimaro)
  • Satoshi Wanda (わん サトシ, Wanda Satoshi): Yuki Sera (世良せら 優樹ゆうき, Sera Yūki)
  • Natsumi Suemori (末守すえもり ナツミ, Suemori Natsumi): Mayo Onuki (大貫おおぬき 真代まさよ, Ōnuki Mayo)
  • Kousuke Nakaima (仲井間なかいま コウスケ, Nakaima Kōsuke): Hassei Takano (高野たかの はちまこと, Takano Hassei)
  • Ura (ウーラ, Ūra): Satomi Hiraguri (平栗ひらぐり 里美さとみ, Hiraguri Satomi)
  • Sare (サーレ, Sāre): Asaki Kuwahara (桑原くわばら 麻紀まき, Kuwahara Asaki)
  • Era (エーラ, Ēra): Miori Yoshida (吉田よしだ みおさと, Yoshida Miori)
  • Shire (シーレ, Shīre): Saki Hagiyama (萩山はぎやま 沙貴さき, Hagiyama Saki)
  • Man Horror (A) (おとこホラーA, Otoko Horā Ē): Yasuyuki Hirano (平野ひらの 靖幸やすゆき, Hirano Yasuyuki)
  • Man Horror (B) (おとこホラーB, Otoko Horā Bī): Kondou Tatsuya (近藤こんどう おこり, Tatsuya Kondō)
  • Woman Horror (A) (おんなホラーA, On'na Horā Ē): Nordi (のーでぃ, Nōdi)
  • Woman Horro (B) (おんなホラーB, On'na Horā Bī): Ai Tsuchiya (土屋つちや あい, Tsuchiya Ai)
  • Man Horror (C) (おとこホラーC, Otoko Horā Shī): Takuya Matsuda (松田まつだ 拓也たくや, Matsuda Takuya)
  • Man Horror (D) (おとこホラーD, Otoko Horā Dī): Masaya Mimura (三村みつむら 昌也まさや, Mimura Masaya)
  • Customer (A) (きゃくA, Kyaku Ē): Daisuke Honda (本田ほんだ 大輔だいすけ, Honda Daisuke)
  • Customer (B) (きゃくB, Kyaku Bī): Shaq (シャック, Shakku)
  • Woman (おんな, On'na): Ayako Hino (日野ひの 綾子あやこ, Hino Ayako)
  • Young Yuna (おさないユナ, Osanai Yuna): Chiari Komori (小森こもり かやあい, Komori Chiari)
  • Silva (シルヴァ, Shiruva, Voice), Customer (C) (きゃくC, Kyaku Shī): Ai Orikasa (折笠おりかさ あい, Orikasa Ai)
  • Priest (神官しんかん, Shinkan, Voice): Rintarō Nishi (西にし りん太朗たろう, Nishi Rintarō)

Songs

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Opening theme
Ending theme
  • "S#0 (Scene Number Zero)" (S#0(シーンナンバーゼロ), Shīn Nanbā Zero)
    • Lyrics: Ray
    • Composition: Dustz, L!TH!UM
    • Artist: Dustz

References

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