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Dead or Alive

A daring exercise in ultra-violent extremes.

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.

19991h 45mNRAction, Thriller, Crime

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About Dead or Alive

Directors
Takashi Miike
Cast
Riki Takeuchi, Show Aikawa, Renji Ishibashi, Shingo Tsurumi, Ren Osugi, Kaoru Sugita
Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
Content rating
NR
Original language
Japanese
Production countries
Japan
Status
Released

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