This movie is a good introduction in preparation for it's sequel, High & Low The Worst X Cross as well as make justice for the appearance of the popular Housen School from Crows Zero.
It is a brief watch as the plot is mainly driven by events instead of character growth. Not long after the movie began, the audience is immediately a glimpse towards the main antagonist of the movie before the main character, Hanaoka Fujio meets with Ueda Sachio from the nostalgic Housen school that now appears in the High and Low Franchise.
The two schools get into a brief clash to satisfy longtime fan's curiosity of the strength comparison between the two and the movie ends as the two school cooperates to take down the true antagonist and fills it with adrenaline inducing fight sequences.
As it is merely an introduction to the setting of the franchise, there's no need to be too harsh on it. The audience will be introduced to the main, secondary and recurring characters for future sequels and that was the point of the film, laying the groundwork and it did it well.
It is a brief watch as the plot is mainly driven by events instead of character growth. Not long after the movie began, the audience is immediately a glimpse towards the main antagonist of the movie before the main character, Hanaoka Fujio meets with Ueda Sachio from the nostalgic Housen school that now appears in the High and Low Franchise.
The two schools get into a brief clash to satisfy longtime fan's curiosity of the strength comparison between the two and the movie ends as the two school cooperates to take down the true antagonist and fills it with adrenaline inducing fight sequences.
As it is merely an introduction to the setting of the franchise, there's no need to be too harsh on it. The audience will be introduced to the main, secondary and recurring characters for future sequels and that was the point of the film, laying the groundwork and it did it well.