Dead or Alive
Seen it?1999 | 105 min | Action, Thriller, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (49 on Metacritic) and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
49 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 31K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Takashi Miike
- Riki TakeuchiRyuuichi
- Show AikawaDet. Jojima
- Renji IshibashiAoki
- Shingo TsurumiChen
- Ren OsugiYan
- Kaoru SugitaMrs. Jojima
- DankanTanaka
- Yoshiyuki YamaguchiHoshiyama
- Hitoshi OzawaSeiji Satake
- Mizuho KogaMariko