High&Low


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. In 2016, it grossed 2.7 billion yen and was the 15th-highest-grossing media franchise of Japan that year.
The High&Low franchise started in 2015 with a television drama , which was broadcast in October. One of its slogan was that every character in the franchise was a leading character.

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.

Gangs in the world of High&Low

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 feat. Afrojack,CRAZYBOY, ANARCHY, SWAY, MIGHTY CROWN- "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

Film

Anime

Music

Studio albums

Songs

Unreleased song

Video releases

Tours

High&Low The Live

Events

Game

Book

Others