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Dead or Alive
A daring exercise in ultra-violent extremes.
Genres
ActionThrillerCrime
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$4615
Revenue
$0
Runtime
105 min
Release Date
1999-11-27
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
170
Vote Average
6.3
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Riki Takeuchi
Ryuuichi
Show Aikawa
Det. Jojima
Renji Ishibashi
Aoki
Shingo Tsurumi
Chen
Ren Osugi
Yan
Kaoru Sugita
Mrs. Jojima
Dankan
Tanaka
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Hoshiyama
Hitoshi Ozawa
Seiji Satake
Mizuho Koga
Mariko
Michisuke Kashiwaya
Toji
Kyosuke Yabe
Hitoshi Matsushima
Hirotaro Honda
Okuyama
Tokitoshi Shiota
Sakurai
Susumu Terajima
Inoue
Sei Hiraizumi
Police Chief
Kaei Okina
Immortal Chef
Manzo Shinra
Addict
Tomorowo Taguchi
Afro Thug
Shū Ehara
Rapist in Restroom
Kazuki Kitamura
Mysterious Dancing Man
Ryushi Mizukami
Yakuza (uncredited)
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