Dead or Alive (film)
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| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
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| Screenplay by | Ichiro Ryu |
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| Music by | Kōji Endō[1] |
| Cinematography | Hideo Yamamoto[1] |
| Edited by | Yasushi Shimamura[1] |
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| Distributed by | Daiei Film[1] |
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| Country | Japan[2] |
Dead or Alive (DEAD OR ALIVE:犯罪者 Deddo oa araibu: Hanzaisha?), abbreviated as DOA (Dii ō ei), is a 1999 Japanese yakuza action film directed by Takashi Miike. It stars Riki Takeuchi, as the Chinese Triad 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 three-part series, followed by Dead or Alive 2: Birds in 2000 and Dead or Alive: Final in 2002.
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Synopsis
Ryūichi and his small gang of triads vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter, while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down. Jojima attempts to start a gang war between the Triad and Yakuza. Ryūichi and Jojima meet in a chaotic showdown.
Cast
- Riki Takeuchi - Ryuuichi
- Show Aikawa - Det. Jojima
- Renji Ishibashi - Aoki
- Hitoshi Ozawa - Satake
- Shingo Tsurumi - Chen
- Kaoru Sugita - Mrs. Jojima
- Dankan - Tanaka
- Hirotaro Honda - Corrupt Detective
- Michisuke Kashiwaya - Toji
- Ren Osugi - Yan
- Mizuho Koga
- Ryuushi Mizukami
- Tomorowo Taguchi - Afro Thug
- Susumu Terajima - Det. Inoue
- Hua Rong Weng - Immortal Chef
- Kyosuke Yabe - Hitoshi
- Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
- Tokitoshi Shiota - Sakurai
Release
Dead or Alive was shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 1999.[3] The film received a theatrical release in Japan on November 27, 1999.[1]
Aftermath and influence
The Dead or Alive films are not connected in any apparent way except by director Takashi Miike and stars Riki Takeuchi and Show Aikawa. In the first film, they play yakuza and cop, respectively. Dead or Alive is notable for Takashi Miike's characteristic scenes of ultra-violence and perversity, which come casually littered throughout.
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Dead or Alive at IMDb
- Dead or Alive at AllMovie
- Dead or Alive at Metacritic
- (Japanese) Dead or Alive at the Japanese Movie Database
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