HiGH&LOW ~THE STORY OF S.W.O.R.D.~

HiGH&LOW ~THE STORY OF S.W.O.R.D.~ is the first work and first original TV drama of the HiGH&LOW franchise starring the EXILE TRIBE. It aired from October 22 to December 24, 2015 and is composed of 10 episodes.

On April 20, 2016, the drama was released on DVD and Blu-ray.

Description[]

The legend begins in one city.

Once upon a time, a legendary team called "MUGEN" ruled this area. The overwhelming power of the team, in fact, kept the area under control. However, there were only two brothers who did not succumb to MUGEN's domination and went head to head with them - the Amamiya Brothers. With no resolution in sight, MUGEN suddenly disbanded after an incident, and the Amamiya Brothers disappeared. Then, five organizations emerged in the area. It became known as the "SWORD District" - so called from the initial letters of the five competing gangs, and the gangs there started to be collectively called "G-SWORD": "Sannoh Rengokai", Sannoh District's 2nd Generation Brawlers; "White Rascals", The White Devil of Temptation; "Oya High School", The Jet-Black High School for the Evil; "RUDE BOYS", The Ghosts of the Ruthless City; and "Daruma Ikka", The Family of Revengeful Destroyers. The battle for pride among these five teams is about to begin.

The story begins with the Sannoh Rengokai. The team, led by its president, Cobra, and featuring unique members such as Yamato, Dan, and Tettsu, has only one goal: to protect this town. They avoid unnecessary clashes that could disturb the peace of the city, but the emergence of a certain man brings things to a head, and the balance of SWORD is shaken...

Cast[]

Sannoh Hoodlum Squad/Sannoh Rengokai
- Cobra (コブラ) - Iwata Takanori
- Yamato (ヤマト) - Suzuki Nobuyuki
- Dan (ダン) - Yamashita Kenjiro
- Tettsu (テッツ) - Sato Kanta
- Chiharu (チハル) - Sato Taiki
White Rascals
- ROCKY - Kuroki Keiji
- KOO - Endo Yuya (遠藤雄弥)
- AIZAWA - Kiryuin Sho (鬼龍院翔)
- BITO - Kyan Yutaka (喜矢武豊)
- ENARI - Utahiroba Jun (歌広場淳)
- SHIMURA - Darvish Kenji (樽美酒研二)
Oya High School/Oya Kohkoh
- Murayama Yoshiki (村山良樹) - Yamada Yuki (山田裕貴)
- Furuya Hideto (古屋英人) - Suzuki Takayuki (鈴木貴之)
- Seki Kotaro (関虎太郎) - Ichinose Wataru (一ノ瀬ワタル)
RUDE BOYS
- Smoky (スモーキー) - Kubota Masataka (窪田正孝)
- Takeshi (タケシ) - Sano Reo
- Shion (シオン) - Nagase Tasuku (永瀬匡)
- P (ピー) - ZEN
- Lala (ララ) - Fujii Karen
Daruma Ikka
- Hyuga Norihisa (日向紀久) - Hayashi Kento (林遣都)
- Ukyo (右京) - Endo Kaname (遠藤要)
- Sakyo (左京) - Abe Ryohei (阿部亮平)
- Kato Shu (加藤鷲) - Ozawa Yuta
Kuryu Group Iemura-kai
- Iemura Tatsumi (家村龍美) - Nakamura Tatsuya (中村達也)
- Nikaido (二階堂) - Tachibana Kenchi
- Kirinji (キリンジ) - Onozuka Hayato
- Ishii (石井) - Nishioka Tokuma (西岡徳馬)
- Kawada (川田) - Matsuzawa Kazuyuki (松澤一之)
- Noboru (ノボル) - Machida Keita
Ichigo-Milk
- Junko (純子) - Kojima Fujiko (小島藤子)
- Asuka (明日香) - Kudo Ayano (工藤綾乃)
- Shiba (芝) - Kaede
- Oshiage (押上) - Sato Harumi
Barber Puma
- Ijuin Kabuto (伊集院甲) - Yagi Masayasu
- Ijuin Kakuto (伊集院殻人) - Kato Ayumu (加藤歩)
- Ijuin Nika (伊集院仁花) - Bando Nozomi
- Ozawa (尾沢) - Amano Kousei
- Miho (美保) - Hirata Kaoru (平田薫)
MUGEN
- Kohaku (琥珀) - AKIRA
- Tsukumo (九十九) - Aoyagi Sho
- Ohta (太田) - Takaya Hiroyuki
- Konishi (古西) - Okami Yushin
Amamiya Brothers/Amamiya Kyodai
- Amamiya Masaki (雨宮雅貴) - TAKAHIRO
- Amamiya Hiroto (雨宮広斗) - Tosaka Hiroomi
MIGHTY WARRIORS
- ICE (アイス) - ELLY
- BERNIE (バーニー) - Shirahama Alan
- 9 - ANARCHY
- Ryu (劉) - Saotome Taichi
- SARAH (セイラ) - Oya Kana
- PEARL (パール) - SWAY
Other
- Odake (小竹) - Koizumi Kyoko (小泉今日子)
- Hisako (寿子) - YOU
- Naomi (ナオミ) - Fujii Shuuka
- Takano (高野) - Akiyama Shintaro

List of Episodes[]

Main article: HiGH&LOW ~THE STORY OF S.W.O.R.D.~/Episodes

"Sannoh Rengokai"
"Oya Kohkoh"
"Sannoh Rengokai VS Oya Kohkoh"
"White Rascals"
"Noboru"
"RUDE BOYS"
"Chiharu"
"Iemura-kai"
"Daruma Ikka"
"Itami no Saki"

Soundtrack[]

Main article: HiGH&LOW ORIGINAL BEST ALBUM

Staff[]

General Director: Kubo Shigeaki
Writer/Screenplay: Team HI-AX
Planning and production: EXILE HIRO
Directors: Chimura Toshimitsu (千村利光), Kubota Hironori (久保田博紀), Yamaguchi Yudai (山口雄大)
Produced by: Ueno Hiroyuki (植野浩之), Fujimura Naoto (藤村直人), Hiranuma Norihisa, Nakabayashi Chikako (中林千賀子)
Overall Production Direction: Kurosaki Taro (黒崎太郎), Mori Masataka (森雅貴)
Executive Producers: Furuno Chiaki (古野千秋), Mori Hirotaka (森広貴)
Co-Executive Producer: Seki Yoshihiro (関佳裕)
Narration: Tachiki Fumihiko (立木文彦)
Music: Nakano Yuta (中野雄太)
Cinematography: Nagano Yasutaka (長野泰隆)
Lighting: Kodama Jun (児玉淳)
Sound Recording: Terui Yasumasa (照井康政)
Art: Hashimoto Hajime (橋本創)
Decoration: Iwama Hiroshi (岩間洋)
Editing: Suzuki Osamu (鈴木理)
Sound Mixing: Kato Hirokazu (加籐大和)
Sound Effects: Kojima Aya (小島彩)
Action Director: Ouchi Takahito (大内貴仁)
Assistant Action Director: Suzumura Masaki (鈴村正樹)
Costume Producer: Ogawa Satoshi (小川哲史)
Visual Art Director: Mizoguchi Motoki (溝口基樹)
Visual Art Production: Inoue Koichi (井上浩一)
Script Supervisor: Sasamoto Chizuru (笹本千鶴)
Assistant Director: Takado Koji (高土浩二)
Supervision Assistant: Ota Yuko (太田裕子), Saito Shinnosuke (齊藤進之介)
Schedule: Kubo Asahiro (久保朝洋)
In Charge of Production: Okamoto Takeshi (岡本健志)
Production: Yagi Gen (八木元)
Production Supervision: Kawada Shintaro (川田真太郎)
Cooperation Producer: Tanaka Tadashi (田中正)
Manufacture: Nippon Television Network Corporation / LDH
Production Cooperation: Nikkatsu / Booster Project
Project Production: HI-AX

Network[]

Nippon Television Network Corporation
- NTV - Start: 2015/10/22 (Thursday); End: 2015/10/24 (Thursday), every Thursday from 1:29 - 1:59 am
- Miyagi TV - Start: 2015/10/22 (Thursday); End: 2015/10/24 (Thursday), every Thursday from 1:29 - 1:59 am
- TV Shinshu Broadcasting - Start: 2015/10/22 (Thursday); End: 2015/10/24 (Thursday), every Thursday from 1:29 - 1:59 am
- Shizuoka Daiichi Television - Start: 2015/10/22 (Thursday); End: 2015/10/24 (Thursday), every Thursday from 1:29 - 1:59 am
- Yomiuri TV - Start: 2015/10/22 (Thursday); End: 2015/10/24 (Thursday), every Thursday from 1:29 - 1:59 am
- Hiroshima TV - Start: 2015/10/22 (Thursday); End: 2015/10/24 (Thursday), every Thursday from 1:29 - 1:59 am
- Shikoku Broadcasting - Start: 2015/10/22 (Thursday); End: 2015/12/31 (Thursday), every Thursday from 1:29 - 1:59 am
- Fukuoka Broadcasting - Start: 2015/10/22 (Thursday); End: 2015/10/24 (Thursday), every Thursday from 1:29 - 1:59 am
- Nagasaki International Television - Start: 2015/10/22 (Thursday); End: 2015/10/24 (Thursday), every Thursday from 1:29 - 1:59 am
- Sapporo TV - Start: 2015/10/22 (Thursday); End: 2015/10/24 (Thursday), every Thursday from 1:34 - 2:04 am
- Chukyo TV - Start: 2015/10/22 (Thursday); End: 2016/01/07 (Thursday), every Thursday from 2:15 - 2:45 am
- Kumamoto Kenmin Television - Start: 2015/10/24 (Saturday); End: 2015/12/26 (Saturday), every Saturday from 1:35 - 2:05 am
- Kitanihon Broadcasting - Start: 2015/10/24 (Saturday); End: 2015/12/26 (Saturday), every Saturday from 2:00 - 2:30 am

DVD/Blu-ray[]