HiGH&LOW: THE WORST

* Official Ver.
* Full Ver.
* Housen Ver.
* Housen Ver. 2

**HiGH&LOW:** **THE WORST** is a 2019 crossover film between Worst and HiGH&LOW directed by Sigeaki Kubo. The film was released in Japan on October 4th, 2019 and the DVD & Blu-ray of the movie were released on July 22nd, 2020.

## Plot

The story sets after is prequel HiGH&LOW: THE WORST EPISODE 0 drama series left off.

Murayama Yoshiki has been the leader of Oya High for a while, and he is now bored without challenge inside the ferocious school. Like it is an answer to his boredom, Hanaoka Fujio, a new student transferred to the full-time students of Oya High, has ambitions to challenge Murayama to a man-to-man fight one day after he acquires the position of leader of the full-time school system. However, there are many other people at the full-time school system aiming for the same leadership position. They are the top-ranked team of Todoroki Yosuke, Shibaman, and Tsuji; Nakagoshi and Nakaoka, who are leading the second-year and first-year students, respectively; Yasukiyo Faction led by Yasushi and Kiyoshi, who rise to prominence through their crazy fighting style. As the new generation, Fujio, together with his childhood friend Tsukasa and his minion Jamuo, has entered the Warring States period of the full-time school system.

Meanwhile, in the somewhat distant city of Toarushi, the Housen Academy, the strongest skinhead army, led by its leader Ueda Sachio, is gaining strength. The Housen Four Heavenly Kings (commonly known as Ozawa Hitoshi), Odajima, Sawamura, Jinkawa, and Shida, along with the young and resourceful minion Sabakan, has assembled the strongest Housen army ever. One day, Housen's students are suddenly attacked by men who claimed to be students of Oya High, while at the same time, a student from Oya High is also attacked by men who claimed to be Housen's. As a result, the two schools become hostile toward each other.

The two schools, Oya High, which is full of individualistic but overwhelmingly strong, and Housen Academy, which is organised in a monolithic fashion, clash on the bank of a river at dusk, and the summit battle of the century is about to begin.

## Trivia

* The idea of this film was first revealed at the end of the previous HiGH&LOW film, DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from HiGH&LOW, with a small video clip revealing that there will be a war between Oya High and Housen.
* A map of Toarushi and the name of Housen is also mentioned in the DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from HiGH&LOW film. The three main protagonists of the film took a detour route in their journey in order to avoid Housen.
* In a Japanese interview for HiGH&LOW THE WORST's sequel, Kawamura Kazuma revealed that his character Hanaoka Fujio is an original character created by Hiroshi Takahashi himself.
* Worst 816 was available for free to anyone who bought the movie tickets.
* Hōusen Gakuen Nisshi which center on the daily lives of HiGH&LOW's Housen students were released on April 6 in Akita Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Champion magazine.
* Odajima Yuken, Sawamura Shoji, Jinkawa Imei, Shida Kenzo appeared as playable characters in HiGH&LOW THE CARD TEPPEN BATTLE.
* The drama series sequel for THE WORST, 6 From HiGH&LOW: THE WORST was aired on November 19th, 2020.
* The sequel, HiGH&LOW: THE WORST X is released on September 9, 2022.