Dead or Alive
A daring exercise in ultra-violent extremes.
1999 · 1h 45m · Unrated
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Takashi Miike
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Dead or Alive
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.
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