Action ·Thriller ·Crime · Japan · 1999 · 1h 45m

Dead or Alive

DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪者

Dead or Alive poster
Director
Takashi Miike
Cast
Riki Takeuchi as Ryuuichi Show Aikawa as Det. Jojima Renji Ishibashi as Aoki Shingo Tsurumi as Chen Ren Osugi as Yan Kaoru Sugita as Mrs. Jojima
Crew
Hideo Yamamoto — Director of Photography Yasushi Shimamura — Editor Koji Endo — Original Music Composer Toshiki Kimura — Screenplay Mitsuru Kurosawa — Producer Tsutomu Tsuchikawa — Producer
Tagline

A daring exercise in ultra-violent extremes.

Synopsis

Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.

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Mood & Themes
japanundercover agentgangsteryakuzaviertelpolice officerhoodlum
Key Collaborators
Takashi Miike Director Hideo Yamamoto Director of Photography Yasushi Shimamura Editor Koji Endo Original Music Composer Toshiki Kimura Screenplay Mitsuru Kurosawa Producer Tsutomu Tsuchikawa Producer Katsumi Ono Producer Makoto Okada Producer
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