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6.4 1h 45m

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.

Top Cast

  • Riki Takeuchi

    Riki Takeuchi

    Ryuuichi

  • Show Aikawa

    Show Aikawa

    Det. Jojima

  • Renji Ishibashi

    Renji Ishibashi

    Aoki

  • Shingo Tsurumi

    Shingo Tsurumi

    Chen

  • Ren Osugi

    Ren Osugi

    Yan

  • Kaoru Sugita

    Kaoru Sugita

    Mrs. Jojima

  • Dankan

    Dankan

    Tanaka

  • Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

    Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

    Hoshiyama

  • Hitoshi Ozawa

    Hitoshi Ozawa

    Seiji Satake

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.

Rating

6.4 / 10
175 Reviews
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