Dead or Alive

Name: Dead or Alive
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1999-11-27
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.90
Cast: Hitoshi Ozawa, Renji Ishibashi, Shô Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi

– Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Sh..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.90 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 45 Minutes

Release Year:

1999

Original Name:

DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪者

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. Jojima attempts to start a gang war between the Triad and yakuza. Ryūichi and Jojima meet.

Styles:

Bloody, Surprise Ending, Futuristic, Surreal, Stylized, Rough, Psychological, Suspenseful, Serious, Atmospheric

Producing Country:

Japan

Filming Locations:

Taiwan, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Genre:

Comedy, Crime, Action, Thriller, Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night

Dead or Alive (1999) - Trailer

Release Date:

27 Nov 1999

Language:

Mandarin, Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Takashi Miike

Story Written By:

Ichiro Ryu

Main Actors:

Hitoshi Ozawa, Renji Ishibashi, Shô Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi

Plot:

Without a home and feeling no obligation to Japanese society or Yakuza, Ryuichi (Takeuchi Riki) and his small group decide to make their own place by trying to take over the Shinjuku underworld and the drug trade from Taiwan. As they plan an all-out-assault on the remaining Chinese and Japanese mafia kings, only Detective Jojima (Aikawa Sho) stands between them and complete domination.

Awards:

2 wins.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.8/10

Metacritic:

49%