Alive
Seen it?2003 | 119 min | Action, Science Fiction, Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans, sci-fi fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Tenshu is imprisoned and sentenced to death for murdering the men who raped his girlfriend. However, he manages to survive his execution and is presented with an option: face another execution attempt or subject himself to their bizarre and dangerous experiments.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura
- Hideo SakakiTenshu Yashiro
- RyoYurika Saegusa
- KoyukiAsuka Saegusa
- Shun SugataMatsuda
- Erika OdaMisako Hara
- Tak SakaguchiZeros
- Jun KunimuraKojima
- Ryushi MizukamiWarden 1
- Keita KimuraWarden 2
- Minoru AokiWarden 3