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1999 Certificate 18
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yakuza of Chinese descent and a Japanese cop each wage their own war against the Japanese mafia. But they are destined to meet. Their encounter will change the world. Read more

Starring Riki Takeuchi, Renji Ishibashi, Sho Aikawa, Susumu Terajima
Director Takashi Miike
Genres Thriller, World Cinema

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Dead Or Alive

yakuza of Chinese descent and a Japanese cop each wage their own war against the Japanese mafia. But they are destined to meet. Their encounter will change the world.

Starring Riki Takeuchi, Renji Ishibashi, Sho Aikawa, Susumu Terajima
Director Takashi Miike
Studio PALISADES TARTAN
Run time DVD: 1 hr 45 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Thriller, World Cinema
Language DVD: Japanese
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 24 Jun 2002
Production year: 1999
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    A potentially interesting western, obviously influenced by Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy and starring TV hunk Clint Walker as a hired gun readjusting to life after 18 years in jail. Unemployable and harassed by former enemies, Walker gets a job in a Wild West show owned by kindly impresario Vincent Price. It's only now that the real plot emerges — Price has hired Walker to replace another crack shot who proceeds to turn psychotically resentful. There're bags of potential here for an off-kilter drama, but Walker has all the charisma of a sack of concrete.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Handed a tedious script about a turf war in Shinjuku's Kabuki-cho entertainment district (a maverick Chinese gang pulls... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Well worth a look

    After the first insane five minute montage, 'Dead or Alive' settles into quite a straight yakuza thriller, albeit a pretty violent one. There's also a few scenes which may offend, certainly don't watch it with your granny.. The film builds to a fantastic climax. You think 'Audition' had a mental finish?

    If you're into asian films you've probably seen this. If you're interested in getting into them, definately give this a whirl, it's top.

    • sorgos
      • sorgos from Fife
      • Posted 03 Feb 2004 unknown

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    More Extreme Film-making

    This director has built a reputation for the extreme and this is no exception. A straightforward Yakuza thriller is interspersed with typically violent and depraved scenes, the sort of thing you will never see in mainstream Western cinema. As it is I feel it's weaker than both Audition and the superb Ichi The Killer but if you like Mr Miike's brand of mayhem then give it a watch. P.s. The ending is truly bizarre but somewhat explained in the film notes in the DVD.

      • imran from London
      • Posted 09 Sep 2004 19:11

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