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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   3,688 votes
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Director:
Takashi Miike
Writer:
Ichiro Ryu (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
27 November 1999 (Japan) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
WARNING: This motion picture contains explicit portrayals of violence; sex; violent sex; sexual violence; clowns and violent scenes of violent excess, which are definitely not suitable for all audiences.
Plot:
A yakuza of Chinese descent and a Japanese cop each wage their own war against the Japanese mafia. But they are destined to meet. Their encounter will change the world. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
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(2 articles)
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User Comments:
MasterPiece! more (62 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Riki Takeuchi ... Ryuuichi
Shô Aikawa ... Det. Jojima
Renji Ishibashi ... Aoki
Hitoshi Ozawa ... Satake
Shingo Tsurumi ... Chen
Kaoru Sugita ... Mrs. Jojima
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dankan ... Tanaka
Hirotaro Honda
Michisuke Kashiwaya ... Toji
Mizuho Koga
Ryûshi Mizukami
Ren Ôsugi ... Yan (as Ren Oosugi)
Tomorowo Taguchi
Susumu Terajima ... Inoue
Hua Rong Weng
Kyôsuke Yabe
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
D.O.A. (Japan) (short title)
Dead or Alive (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, language and drug use. (edited version)
Runtime:
105 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Mandarin | Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Ryuuichi: Here comes the last scene. more
Movie Connections:
References The Fugitive (1993) more

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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
MasterPiece!, 23 October 2003
10/10
Author: Jeppe Toubro

No one else but Miike could have made this movie. It has one of the most furious openings ever filmed (and c-c-cut) that leaves you completely breathless, then develops into a serious tale about a small group of gangsters fighting their way up the ladder, and a cop trying to squeeze the yakuza hard enough so he can get a big enough bribe to buy his daughter a heart surgery, and ends in the most insane-ending of all time! It shouldn't work, but it does on SO many levels! All Hail Miike!

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