Dead or Alive 2: Birds

2000

1h 37m

Action

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5 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

Reunited by a chance encounter, childhood friends work as hit men and donate their earnings to an orphanage.

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 9, 2005

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

More about the sprawling way a film gets us to its final word than it what it actually says there.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 18, 2022

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

"Dead or Alive 2: Birds" is the most "tame" part of the trilogy, but also a film that highlights Miike's ability to direct (or include elements of if you prefer) movies that are not based on violence or the extreme

Dec 1, 2019

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Ed Travis

Cinapse

It's very different than the first film, and elevates the concept of the series substantially. It's also genuinely touching, with Miike exploring the purity of childhood and the depravity of adulthood.

Nov 13, 2018

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 3/5

Apr 9, 2005

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camille l

On pensait Dead or Alive : Hanzaisha intouchable, voilà que Miike Takashi le fait suivre avec l'excellent Dead or Alive 2 : Tobosha. Beaucoup plus calme et plus tragique, DOA 2 suit l'histoire de deux tueurs à gages joués par les excellents Aikawa Sho et Takeuchi Riki (absolument fantastiques) qui se retrouvent quelques années après être sortis de l'orphelinat. Au lieu de se centrer sur ses excellentes scènes d'action, Dead or Alive 2 parle plutôt de la perte de l'innocence et nous offre quelques scènes où les deux protagonistes se retrouvent avec le très bon Endo Kenichi dans leur village de jeunesse. Souvent drôle, constamment touchant et tout le temps passionnant, Dead or Alive 2 est une excellente addition à la trilogie de Miike.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It a Crazy-Crime Film about a Two Killer and Two Boy of "Friends" and the Crazy - Something it Awesome Adinaline Gangster Film and The Ending is So Cool and Crazy

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Borderline incoherent.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

A bit more twisted than the first, but not quite as good I don't think.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

a crime film that focuses more on the personal side of the hit-man, of innocence shattered, and the possibility for redemption--Miike has done it again!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

This is a much more sentimental film than the original, and the lack of action ended up being something that I found a little distracting, resulting in a lower rating. The leads are back from the first film in different roles and it's interesting to see them interact in new and different ways, especially as they have soem 'down time' to reminisce about their shared youth. Good stuff, well worth a look.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Takashi Miike

Director

Riki Takeuchi

Shuuichi Sawada

Kenichi Endo

Kôhei

Osamu Saka

Tengu (Japanese version)

Shô Aikawa

Mizuki Okamoto

Edison Chen

Boo

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Synopsis

Reunited by a chance encounter, childhood friends work as hit men and donate their earnings to an orphanage.

Director: Takashi Miike
Screenwriter: Masa Nakamura
Production Co: Toei Video Company, Daiei Motion Picture Company, Excellent Film
Genre: Action
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 24, 2017
Runtime: 1h 37m

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