| Zero: Black Blood | |||
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| Director: | Ryu Kaneda | ||
| Producer: | Ichiro Higa | ||
| Starring: | Ray Fujita | ||
| Cinematography: | Jiro Nomura | ||
| Editing: | Kumiko Sakamoto | ||
| Studio: | Tohokushinsha Film | ||
| Distributor: | Tohokushinsha Film | ||
| Country: | Japan | ||
| Language: | Japanese | ||
is a Japanese film duology and television miniseries, a spin-off from the Garo television series. The film is split into two portions. The, which comprises the first three episodes of the miniseries, had a limited theatrical release on March 8, 2014, and the, 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]
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.
See also: List of Garo characters. Zero: Black Blood is set after the events of the film . 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.
See main article: List of Zero: Black Blood episodes.