Alive (2002)

Original title

ALIVE

Directed by

Ryuhei Kitamura

Genre

action film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two death row inmates are locked in an isolation cell with an alien organism that amplifies their violent instincts. The situation turns deadly as the creature forces them to confront their own aggression.

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What happens

Alive (アライヴ, Araivu) is a 2002 Japanese science fiction film directed and co-written by Ryuhei Kitamura. It is based on the manga of the same name by Tsutomu Takahashi and stars Hideo Sakaki, Ryo, Koyuki, Jun Kunimura, and Tak Sakaguchi. In the film, two death row inmates are confined to an isolation cell with an alien organism that surges the violent nature of its host. Alive was theatrically released in Japan on June 21, 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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