High&Low

High&Low(stylized as HiGH&LOW), is a Japanese action media franchise centred around the Exile Tribe. Produced by Exile Hiro, the High&Low entertainment project consists of television series, various films and other media, including music, live tours, official SNS accounts, mobile games, books, manga, anime, and temporary themed establishments, comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe.[1][2] In 2016, it grossed 2.7 billion yen and was the 15th-highest-grossing media franchise of Japan that year.[3]

HiGH&LOW
Created byExile Hiro
Original workHigh＆Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. (2015)
Print publications
ComicsSee below
Films and television
Film(s)See below
Television seriesSee below
Games
Role-playingHiGH&LOW THE GAME ANOTHER WORLD
Audio
Original music
Official website

The High&Low franchise started in 2015 with a television drama High&Low :The Story of S.W.O.R.D., which was broadcast in October.[4] One of its slogan was that every character in the franchise was a leading character.[5]

Overview

High&Low's story began at a town that was once under the rule of a powerful organization called Mugen. But after a fight with the one enemy that they couldn't crush, the Amamiya Brothers, Mugen suddenly broke apart and became a legend of the past, and five new gangs that took control of the area were formed. Based on the initials of the five gangs that lead each territory, the town began to be known as the SWORD area.[1][6]

Mugen

Theme Song: Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe - "Mugen Road"

Founded by Kohaku, Tatsuya, and Tsukumo, Mugen was the gang that used to control the area. It disbanded after a fight with the Amamiya Brothers.

The Amamiya Brothers

Theme Song: Ace of Spades feat. Hiroomi Tosaka - "Sin"

Masaki and Hiroto Amamiya are the brothers that even the powerful Mugen could not defeat. They have superior martial arts skills that can knock down hundreds of opponents. Their eldest brother, Takeru, disappeared years ago, and they were looking for him.

Sannoh Rengokai (Hoodlum Squad)

Theme Song: Doberman Infinity - "Do or Die "

Sannoh Rengokai was led by former Mugen's member Cobra. They took control of the northeastern part of the SWORD area and strived to protect the citizens of the Sannoh shopping street.

DTC

Sannoh Rengokai's member Dan, Tettsu, Chiharu formed a small sub-unit called DTC. They often met in the Itokan Diner and joked together.

White Rascals

Theme Song: PKCZ® feat. Exile Shokichi - "Whiteout"

The all white-clad Rascals were based in a hip nightclub called Heaven ran by their boss Rocky. Following the principle of their boss, they fought to protect the women in the area.

Oya Koukou (Oya High School)

Theme Song: Doberman Infinity - "Jump Around ∞"

Oya Koukou was the high school where bad boys from all over Japan went to. As many of its graduates became yakuza, it was often considered as a reserve force for yakuza.

The Part-time School

The Part-Time School gang was consist of bad boys who refused to graduate and continued to fight each other. Many of them were older than 20. Their leader was Murayama.

The Full-time School

The Full-Time School was for high school students who went to school to fight. They were led by Todoroki. However, as new students like Fujio Hanaoka came to the school, the equilibrium of Oya Koukou Full-time School collapsed into various factions that competed for hegemony.

Rude Boys

Theme Song: Generations from Exile Tribe - "Run this Town"

Led by Smoky, the Rude Boys was consist of orphans who lived together in the Nameless Street as a family. All skillful of Parkour, they formed this army of their own to protect the Nameless Street.

Daruma Ikka

Theme Song: DJ Daruma from PKCZ® - "Voice of Red feat. GS"

Daruma Ikka was led by a menacing Hyuga Norihisa, whose family's gang was defeat by Mugen. Daruma Ikka was a gang of people who hated the Mugen and controlled all the rights of festivals in the area.

Mighty Warriors

Theme Song: PKCZ(R) feat. Afrojack,CRAZYBOY, ANARCHY, SWAY, MIGHTY CROWN(MASTA SIMON&SAMI-T)- "Mighty Warriors"

The highly fashionable and musically inclined Mighty Warriors led by ICE were a bunch of fierce fighters. Based in the coastal regions near the SWORD area, they would do anything to accumulate money to achieve their dream of music and fashion.

Kuryu Group

Theme Song: Exile the Second - "One Time One Life"

The alliance organization of the nine yakuza groups controlled the black side of Japan. Kuryu meant nine dragons.

Ichigo Milk

Theme Song: E-girls - "STRAWBERRY サディスティック"

The female counterpart of Sannoh Rengokai in the Sannoh district. All dressed in pink bosozoku style jackets, they drove around on their re-modeled bikes.

Chanson

The Korean gang who sought to control the SWORD area and expanded in Japan.

Doubt

Theme Song: Exile the Second - "ASOBO! feat.Far East Movement"

The vicious gang that kidnapped and sold women. They had a feud with the White Rascals.

Prison Gang

The general name for all the gangs inside the prisons in the Rasen area near the SWORD area. There are several gangs in those prisons, and when a street gang member comes to those prisons, he must join one of those groups to protect himself in the dangerous environment of the prisons. However, Jesse, the later known " King of the Prison", creates a new gang on his own after he is imprisoned, and very soon his gang becomes the strongest of all. Jesse's gang consists only of people from the same Little Asia area as himself, which ensures their unity remains strong even when they go "outside" the prison.

Television
Series Season Episodes Originally aired / released NetWork Total Director Notes
First Last
High＆Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. 1 10 October 22, 2015 December 24, 2015 NTV Sigeaki Kubo
2 10 April 17, 2016 June 26, 2016
High&Low The DTC 1 11 August 11, 2017 August 25, 2017 Hulu Norihisa Hiranuma
The Worst Episode.O 1 6 July 18, 2019 August 22, 2019 NTV Sigeaki Kubo
High&Low The Best Bout 1 8 October 3, 2019 November 21, 2019 A summary of best scenes of the High&Low Series
6 From High & Low The Worst 1 6 November 19, 2020 December 24, 2020

Film
Film Japan Release Date Director Screenplay by Notes
Road To High&Low May 7, 2016 Sigeaki Kubo Team HI-AX
High&Low The Movie July 16, 2016Kei Watanabe,Norihisa Hiranuma,Team HI-AX
High&Low The Red Rain October 8, 2016 Yūdai Yamaguchi Yûko Matsuda,Keisuke Makino,Kei Watanabe,Norihisa Hiranuma Spin-off
High&Low The Movie 2 / End of Sky August 19, 2017 Sigeaki Kubo, Tsuyoshi Nakakuki Kei Watanabe,Norihisa Hiranuma,Shōhei Fukuda, Daisuke Kamijô, Team HI-AX
High&Low The Movie 3 / Final Mission November 11, 2017
DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from High&Low September 28, 2018 Sigeaki Kubo Kei Watanabe,Norihisa Hiranuma,Shōhei Fukuda, Daisuke Kamijô Spin-off
High&Low The Worst October 4, 2019 Hiroshi Takahashi,Kei Watanabe,Shoichiro Masumoto, Norihisa Hiranuma, Spin-off

Anime
Year Title
2017 High&Low g-sword Animation DVD Special Edition

Music

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Oricon
[7]
High&Low Original Best Album
  • Released: June 15, 2016
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Formats: CD/DVD, CD/Blu-ray
 1

Songs
Title Release Date Artist Record Notes Ref.
Time Flies October 12, 2016 Ace of Spades ×PKCZ® feat. Hiroomi Tosaka Time Flies Theme song for High&Low The Red Rain [8]
The Red Rain Soundtrack for High&Low The Red Rain
Break into the Dark August 16, 2017 Valentine feat. Rui & Afrojack Break into the Dark(digital) Soundtrack for High&Low The Movie 3 / Final Mission [9]
High&Low The Mighty Warriors October 25, 2017 Mighty Warriors High&Low The Mighty Warriors [10]
Yo! November 7, 2017 Honest Boyz Yo!(digital) Soundtrack for High&Low The Movie 2 / End of Sky [11]
BEPPING SOUND feat. HIROOMI TOSAKA June 16, 2018 BEPPING SOUND feat. HIROOMI TOSAKA(digital) Soundtrack for DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from High&Low [12]
You & I September 26, 2018 Doberman Infinity YOU & I Theme song for DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from High&Low [12]
Futen Boyz October 3, 2018 Exile Shokichi Futen Boyz [13]
Snake Pit September 25, 2019 Generations from Exile Tribe EXPerience Greatness Soundtrack for High&Low The Worst [14]
Swag & Pride October 2, 2019 The Rampage from Exile Tribe Swag & Pride Theme song for High&Low The Worst [15]
Fired Up Soundtrack for High&Low The Worst [15]
On Fire Sway On Fire(digital) [15]
Nostalgie October 3, 2019 Ryuto Kazuhara Nostalgie(digital) [16]
Ain't Afraid To Die October 4, 2019 Exile The Second Ain't Afraid To Die(digital) [15]
Top Down Top Down(digital) [15]
Mada Tarinee November 27, 2019 Doberman Infinity We are the one / Zutto [17]
Don't December 4, 2019 Salu Gifted [18]

Unreleased song
Title Artist Notes Ref.
Welcome Back Mighty Warriors
traffic light DTC Soundtrack for DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from High&Low
IIKOTO DTC with Tate fue kyōdai
Shura BANBAN

Video releases
Title Details Peak chart positions
JPNDVD JPNBD
High&Low The Live
  • Released: March 15, 2017
  • Label: Rhythm Zone
  • Format: 2DVD, 2Blu-ray
 1 1

Tours

High&Low The Live(2016)[19]

Events
  • HiGH&LOW THE BASE[20]
    • 2016.07.05 - 08.31：Ultra Shiodome Paradise
  • NTV×LIVE in SUMMER YOKOHAMA PKCZ×HiGH&LOW PREMIUM LIVE SHOW[21]
  • HiGH&LOW THE LAND / HiGH&LOW THE MUSEUM[22][23]
  • PKCZ®×High&Low Advance Screening Event & PREMIUM LIVE SHOW[24]
  • PKCZ®×DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from High&Low Advance Screening Event & Premium Live Show[25]
  • High&Low THE WORST VS THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE Premiere Screening Event & Premium Live Show[26][27]
  • High&Low THE WORST VS THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE On-Demand Screening & Premium Live Show[28]

Manga
Title Manga Artist Magazine Original run Ref.
High&Low The Story of S.W.O.R.D. Masami Hosokawa Bessatsu Shonen Champion 2015.vol.11-2016.vol.10. [29]
High&Low g-sword Clamp Weekly Shōnen Magazine 2017.vol.16-2017.vol.36&37/2018.vol.43. [30]
DTC Original Another Story Akira Hiramoto Weekly Shōnen Magazine 2018.09.26-10.03 [31]

Game
Title Genre Japan Release Date Publisher Developer Platforms Official Website
High&Low The Game Another World ARPG October 28, 2019 enish HI-AX & enish iOS/Android https://high-low-thegame.com/

Book
Title Publisher Published Date
High&Low The Book LDH July 19, 2016

Others

Awards
  • JAPAN ACTION AWARDS 2016[34]
    • Best Action Scene: High&Low〜The Story of S.W.O.R.D.〜 Season1 Episode 6「RUDE BOYS」
    • Best Action Director: Takahito Ouchi (High&Low〜The Story of S.W.O.R.D.〜 Season1)
    • Best Action Works:High&Low〜The Story of S.W.O.R.D.〜 Season1
  • JAPAN ACTION AWARDS 2018[35]

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