The fracture behavior and adhesion strength of CrN/Cr and CrN films on SKD61 substrates were investigated by a three-point bending test. The SKD61 substrates were coated with a film with multilayer of CrN/Cr and a single film of CrN by a physical vapor deposition (PVD). The fracture behaviors of CrN/Cr and CrN films at three-point bending test were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Adhesions of the CrN/Cr/SKD61 and the CrN/SKD61 were also evaluated using a scratch tester. The scratch test resulted in no great difference in the adhesion strength between the CrN/Cr/SKD61 and the CrN/SKD61. On the other hand, the three-point bending test showed a high adhesion of the CrN/Cr with the intermediate layer of Cr film compared to the CrN on the SKD61.