Crow's Blood

{{Short description|Japanese television series}}

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| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese

| kanji = CROW'S BLOOD

| revhep = Kurōzu Buraddo

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| genre = Horror

| creator = Yasushi Akimoto

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• Clint Sears {{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5788812/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|title=Crow's Blood (TV Mini Series 2016) - IMDb|website=IMDb}}
• Satoshi Oshio

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| director = Ryo Nishimura

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• Mayu Watanabe
• Sakura Miyawaki
• Takahiro Miura
• Yuki Kashiwagi
• Anna Iriyama
• Yuria Kizaki
• Rena Kato
• Mion Mukaichi
• Yui Yokoyama
• Jurina Matsui{{Cite web|url=https://irving.co.jp/talents/jurina-matsui/|title = 松井 珠理奈 | タレント | アービング 芸能プロダクション}}
• Tetsuya Bessho

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| composer = Gary Ashiya{{Cite web |url=http://www.manuera.com/gary/index_html.html |title=Gary Ashiya Official Web Site |access-date=2018-11-01 |archive-date=2019-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031183207/http://www.manuera.com/gary/index_html.html |url-status=dead}}

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 6

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• Darren Lynn Bousman
• Kazufumi Nagasawa
• Shinobu Mouri
• Kenji Ikeda

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| producer = {{plainlist|

• Hiroki Iwasaki
• Yushi Ito
• Sean E. Demott

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| cinematography = Joseph White

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| runtime = 33–38 minutes

| company = AX-ON{{Cite web|url=https://www.ax-on.co.jp/company/information/|title = 会社概要｜日テレ アックスオン（Ax-On）}}

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• Hulu Japan
• Nippon TV (Episode 1)

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| released = {{Start date|2016|07|23}}

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Crow's Blood (stylized as CROW'S BLOOD){{cite web |title=Hulu orijinaru dorama CROW'S BLOOD kōshiki saito |script-title=ja:Huluオリジナルドラマ「CROW'S BLOOD」公式サイト |trans-title=Hulu original drama CROW'S BLOOD official site |url=https://www.happyon.jp/static/crows-blood/ |publisher=HJ Holdings |access-date=1 November 2018 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101095424/https://www.happyon.jp/static/crows-blood/ |archive-date=1 November 2018 |url-status=dead}} is a Japanese six-episode horror streaming television drama{{cite web |title=TV CROW'S BLOOD – allcinema |url=https://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=357151 |publisher=Stingray |access-date=1 November 2018 |language=ja}} series{{Cite web |url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/crows-blood/episode-guide |title=Crow's Blood - Episode Guide - All 4 |access-date=2018-11-01 |archive-date=2018-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101095528/https://www.channel4.com/programmes/crows-blood/episode-guide |url-status=dead}} with an original story concept written by Yasushi Akimoto and executive produced by Darren Lynn Bousman.{{Cite episode |title=Episode 1 |url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/crows-blood/on-demand/68750-001 |access-date=October 31, 2018 |series=Crow's Blood |network=Channel Four Television Corporation |station=All 4 |date=October 31, 2018 |orig-year=First released 2016 |number=1 |language=ja |archive-date=November 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101135904/https://www.channel4.com/programmes/crows-blood/on-demand/68750-001 |url-status=dead }}

It stars Mayu Watanabe (at the time a member of AKB48), Sakura Miyawaki (at the time a member of HKT48), Takahiro Miura and Tetsuya Bessho, along with many other then-members of AKB48 Group in supporting roles, and the series was directed by Ryo Nishimura and written by Clint Sears {{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5788812/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|title=Crow's Blood (TV Mini Series 2016) - IMDb|website=IMDb}} and additional screenplay cooperation by Satoshi Oshio.

{{Cite web |url=http://www.mediastar.jp/index.php/link/view/62 |title=大塩哲史｜Ｊｃｍ・株式会社ジャパンクリエイティブマネージメント |access-date=2018-11-01 |archive-date=2018-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101095556/http://www.mediastar.jp/index.php/link/view/62 |url-status=dead }} Episodes also feature cameo appearances by performers including Lily Franky and Shota Sometani.{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2074684/full/ |script-title=ja:リリー・フランキーが怪しい“葬儀屋”に AKBメンバーとホラードラマで共演 |date=July 7, 2016 |access-date=July 31, 2016 |publisher=Oricon |language=ja |website=Oricon News}}{{cite web |url=http://www.shotasometani.jp/ |title=Home |website=shotasometani.jp}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.lilyfranky.com/top/|title=ロックンロールニュース}} It was marketed in Japan with the slogan "Yasushi Akimoto × Hollywood × AKB48", reflecting the collaboration between Akimoto (noted as both a writer of horror{{Cite web|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Reviews/489/One-Missed-Call-1-2|title=Reviews :: Dark Horse Comics}} and founder of AKB48 Group), lead staff drawn from the United States of American film and television industry, and members of AKB48 Group.

The first episode premiered on Nippon TV in Japan on July 23, 2016, while all six episodes were released for streaming on Hulu Japan the same day.{{cite web |url= https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-19/hulu-horror-series-crow-blood-teaser-show-akb48-idols/.102268 |title=Hulu Horror Series Crow's Blood's Teaser Show AKB48 Idols (Updated) |date=May 19, 2016 |access-date=May 20, 2016 |website=Anime News Network}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/asia/hulu-japan-crows-blood-1201778591/ |title=Hulu Japan to Stream Darren Lynn Bousman's Crow's Blood |date=May 19, 2016|access-date=May 19, 2016|work=Variety}}{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3391699/first-look-japan-u-s-horror-show-crows-blood/ |title=First Look at the Japan-U.S. Horror Show Crow's Blood |date=May 19, 2016 |access-date=May 19, 2016 |website=Bloody Disgusting}}

In December 2016, Miramax acquired the worldwide sales rights for the series, excluding Japan.{{cite web |url=http://filmwatch.com/news/1993432/miramax-boards-sales-for-japanese-horror-mini-series-crows-blood |title=Miramax Boards Sales For Japanese Horror Mini-Series Crow's Blood |website=FilmWatch |date=December 13, 2016 |access-date=November 14, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/miramax-japanese-horror-mini-series-crows-blood-yasushi-akimoto-akb48-saw-darren-lyn-bousman-1201868647/ |title=Miramax Boards Sales For Japanese Horror Mini-Series Crow's Blood |website=Deadline |date=December 12, 2016 |access-date=November 14, 2017}} The series made its English-language debut in the United States on El Rey Network, which aired all six episodes on October 28, 2017.{{cite news |url=http://www.cynopsis.com/092717-hgtvs-fixer-upper-coming-to-a-close/ |title=HGTV's Fixer Upper coming to a close |date=September 27, 2017 |access-date=September 27, 2017 |work=Cynopsis Media}}{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-24/crow-blood-live-action-horror-mini-series-to-air-in-u.s/.123129 |title=Crow's Blood Live-Action Horror Mini-Series to Air in U.S. |date=October 24, 2017 |access-date=October 31, 2017 |website=Anime News Network}}

In the United Kingdom, the series has been licensed by Channel Four Television Corporation. The first episode was broadcast on Film4 on Wednesday 31 October 2018 and all six episodes were released for advertising-supported streaming on All 4 the same day. Unlike in the United States, in both instances the episodes have only been made available in Japanese with English subtitles.