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Dead or Alive (1999)

A daring exercise in ultra-violent extremes.

Genre : Action, Thriller, Crime

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Takashi Miike
Writer : Ichiro Ryu

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.

Actors

Riki Takeuchi
Riki Takeuchi
Ryuuichi
Sho Aikawa
Sho Aikawa
Det. Jojima
Renji Ishibashi
Renji Ishibashi
Aoki
Hitoshi Ozawa
Hitoshi Ozawa
Satake
Shingo Tsurumi
Shingo Tsurumi
Chen
Kaoru Sugita
Kaoru Sugita
Mrs. Jojima
Dankan
Dankan
Tanaka
Michisuke Kashiwaya
Michisuke Kashiwaya
Toji
Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi
Yan
Tokitoshi Shiota
Tokitoshi Shiota
Sakurai
Susumu Terajima
Susumu Terajima
Inoue
Kaei Okina
Kaei Okina
Immortal Chef
Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi
Afro Thug
Hirotaro Honda
Hirotaro Honda
Corrupt Detective
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Hitoshi Hoshiyama
Mizuho Koga
Mizuho Koga
Mariko
Sei Hiraizumi
Sei Hiraizumi
Police Chief
Manzô Shinra
Manzô Shinra
Addict
Shu Ehara
Shu Ehara
Rapist in restroom
Kazuki Kitamura
Kazuki Kitamura
Mysterious Dancing Man
Ryûshi Mizukami
Ryûshi Mizukami
Kyosuke Yabe
Kyosuke Yabe

Crews

Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike
Director
Ichiro Ryu
Ichiro Ryu
Screenplay
Mitsuru Kurosawa
Mitsuru Kurosawa
Producer
Koji Endo
Koji Endo
Original Music Composer
Yasushi Shimamura
Yasushi Shimamura
Editor
Hideo Yamamoto
Hideo Yamamoto
Director of Photography
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Producer
Hitoshi Takaya
Hitoshi Takaya
Lighting Camera
Kazuo Numata
Kazuo Numata
Sound
Akira Ishige
Akira Ishige
Art Designer

Trailers and other movies

Brian Trenchard-Smith talks DEAD OR ALIVE
Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha - Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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