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Dead or Alive

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A Japanese detective forms an alliance with a gangster to earn money to pay for his ailing daughter's operation.

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V.A. Musetto New York Post Audacious yakuza thriller. Rated: 3.5/4 Oct 13, 2002 Full Review Elvis Mitchell New York Times A soulless compilation of thrills. Rated: 1/5 Mar 11, 2002 Full Review Mark Rahner Seattle Times The tamest image in the movie is of a terrified man, about to be blown full of holes in a restaurant kitchen, who accidentally breads and deep-fries one of his hands. Jan 11, 2002 Full Review Kelly Vance East Bay Express Best of all, nobody, including actors Show Aikawa and rock star Riki Takeuchi as the cop and the criminal, takes the flick very seriously. So neither should you. May 4, 2010 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 3.5/5 May 12, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 14, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alexander B It had some really trippy and surreal scenes. There is also some great action scenes in the last quarter of the film. But it makes very little sense and has some extremely gross moments that have nothing to do with the plot. The middle really drags on with boring moments as well. The film feeling like a missed opertunity. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/20/23 Full Review William D The first ten minutes are one of the best openings I've ever seen. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie doesn't come close to that standard. In fact the film lacks coherence, just violent set pieces, then a rather strange ending. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/27/23 Full Review justin t This is an abnormal cops versus criminals Japanese action film. There is plenty of killing and a rather confusing story about a cop with a sick daughter. It is fun to watch. It is not as good as Ichi the Killer (2001) by the same director as it is less sadistically violent. The violence in this is less extreme but still effective and bloody. This was good for me as there was plenty of bloody violence although I would have liked it to be more insane. It was a little confusing so more action would have made up for that. Random ending. It can be enjoyed for those with the stomach. There are better films though. Killers abound! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member lol what a wacky and wild cops vs robbers exploitation flick. Leave it to Miike to make a fun, crazy movie like this. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Strange, then boring, then bizarre. Not Miike's greatest effort. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review camille l Dead or Alive est un thriller très déroutant de Takashi Miike, qui prend un malin plaisir à aller à l'inverse des idées du spectateur. Entre les deux grosses scènes d'action délirantes du film, en ouverture et pour les trente dernières minutes, Miike livre un affrontement entre un flic opiniâtre (l'excellent Sho Aikawa) et un gangster ténébreux (l'immense Riki Takeuchi) filmé de manière furieuse, extrêmement rythmée et surtout particulièrement jouissive. La musique de Koji Endo est parfaite. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A Japanese detective forms an alliance with a gangster to earn money to pay for his ailing daughter's operation.
Director
Takashi Miike
Producer
Katsumi Ono, Makoto Okada, Toshiki Kimura
Screenwriter
Ichiro Ryu
Production Co
Daiei Motion Picture Company, Excellent Film, Toei Video Company
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.8K
Runtime
1h 44m
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