Drop (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2

The first feature from comedian-turned-director Shinagawa Hiroshi, Drop writes the rites of youth in fistfights and turf wars. Based on a best-selling manga about Shinagawa's own experiences as a youth, the rough-and-tumble feature follows the Crows Zero and Gokusen formula of hot young stars and bloody rumbles. Narimiya Hiroki (NANA) leads the cast as a hot-blooded delinquent-wannabe who drops out of ordinary student life to seek trouble and excitement, while Mizushima Hiro (Mei-chan no Shitsuji) plays against type as the hardened gang leader. Prolific character actor Namioka Kazuki (Hero) and comedians Ayabe Yuji and Wakatsuki Toru finish the gang of wayward youth. Drop also co-stars actress Motokariya Yuika (Dear Friends) and Nakagoshi Noriko (Strawberry Shorcakes), popular singer-actor Kamiji Yusuke, and acclaimed actors Aikawa Sho and Endo Kenichi.

Hoping to live out his comic book dreams, private school innocent Hiroshi (Narimiya Hiroki) dyes his hair red and transfers to a tough public school. Begging for a fight, Hiroshi is quickly beaten up by the school's fair-featured, hard-hitting gang leader Tatsuya (Mizushima Hiro), but his persistence earns him entry into Tatsuya's crew. Along with Moriki (Namioka Kazuki), Wanko (Wakazuki Tetsu), and Lupin (Ayabe Yuji), Hiroshi and Tatsuya unapologetically pass their school days from one scuffle to another, and occasionally find time for romance. But can brawls and brotherhood save them from the harsh reality of growing up?

Comes with making of and previews.

• coming of age
• based on manga
• youth violence
• brotherhood