Dead or Alive (1999)

Original title

DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪者

Directed by

Takashi Miike

Genre

action film, thriller film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

16

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 176 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A yakuza boss and a police detective clash in a violent turf war. The film follows their escalating conflict through extreme action and stylized violence.

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What happens

Dead or Alive (DEAD OR ALIVE: 犯罪者, Deddo oa araibu: Hanzaisha, Lit. "Dead or Alive: Criminals"), abbreviated as DOA (Dii ō ei), is a 1999 Japanese yakuza action film directed by Takashi Miike. It stars Riki Takeuchi as the gang boss and former yakuza Ryūichi and Show Aikawa as the Japanese cop Detective Jojima and focuses on their meeting and conflict. It is the first in a loosely-connected three-part series, followed by Dead or Alive 2: Birds in 2000 and Dead or Alive: Final in 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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