Movie·1999·1h 45m
Dead or Alive
A daring exercise in ultra-violent extremes.
Directed By
Takashi Miike
Country
Japan
Language
Mandarin
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The Story
Original title: 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.
Written By
Toshiki Kimura
Producer
Mitsuru Kurosawa, Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Cinematography
Hideo Yamamoto
Music
Koji Endo
Editor
Yasushi Shimamura
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
175 votes
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Region: US
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// cast
Cast
Riki Takeuchi
Ryuuichi
Show Aikawa
Det. Jojima
Renji Ishibashi
Aoki
Shingo Tsurumi
Chen
Ren Osugi
Yan
Kaoru Sugita
Mrs. Jojima
Dankan
Tanaka
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Hoshiyama
Hitoshi Ozawa
Seiji Satake
Mizuho Koga
Mariko
Michisuke Kashiwaya
Toji
Kyosuke Yabe
Hitoshi Matsushima
Hirotaro Honda
Okuyama
Tokitoshi Shiota
Sakurai
Susumu Terajima
Inoue
Sei Hiraizumi
Police Chief
Kaei Okina
Immortal Chef
Manzo Shinra
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// crew
Crew
Takashi Miike
Director
Toshiki Kimura
Screenplay
Mitsuru Kurosawa
Producer
Koji Endo
Original Music Composer
Yasushi Shimamura
Editor
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Producer
Makoto Okada
Producer
Katsumi Ono
Producer
Hideo Yamamoto
Director of Photography
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