HiGH&LOW THE WORST (2019): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2019, HiGH&LOW THE WORST is an action and comedy film directed by Shigeaki Kubo, running about 125 minutes.

What it’s about. Oya High was divided into a part-time system and a full-time system. Yoshiki Murayama (Yuki Yamada) has been the leader of Oya High for a while, and he is now bored without challenge inside the ferocious school. Fujio Hanaoka (Kazuma Kawamura) is a new student transferred to the school who 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. However, there are many other people at the Full-time School aiming for the same leadership position. They are the top-ranked team of Yosuke Todoroki, Shibaman, and Tsuji; the Nakagoshi and Nakaoka, who are leading the second-year and first-year students, respectively; the Yasu-Kiyo 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.

Who’s in it. HiGH&LOW THE WORST stars Kazuma Kawamura as Hanaoka Fujio, Jun Shison as Ueda Sachio, Yuki Yamada as Murayama Yoshiki and Goki Maeda as Todoroki Yosuke, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.2/10, HiGH&LOW THE WORST has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch HiGH&LOW THE WORST page.

If you liked it. Fans of HiGH&LOW THE WORST tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.