Synopsis
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.
Dead or Alive (1999) is a 1h 45min action feature film by Takashi Miike. Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter wh...
Key facts
Cast
Riki Takeuchi, Show Aikawa, Renji Ishibashi, Shingo Tsurumi, Ren Osugi, Kaoru Sugita, Dankan, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Original language
Mandarin
First release
November 27, 1999 (Japan)
Setting
Tokyo
Crew
Screenplay
Toshiki Kimura
Producer
Katsumi Ono, Makoto Okada, Mitsuru Kurosawa, Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Cinematography
Hideo Yamamoto
Editing
Yasushi Shimamura
Music
Koji Endo
Trailer
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Festival History
- Fantasmagoría - Festival de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Medellín 2024 - Muestra The East is Red
- Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival 2024
- L'Étrange Festival 2023 - Carte blanche
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | November 27, 1999 |
| Theatrical | United States | November 27, 1999 |
| Theatrical | France | January 14, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Colombia | October 12, 2024 |
Full credits
| Director | Takashi Miike |
| Cast | Riki Takeuchi (Ryuuichi), Show Aikawa (Det. Jojima), Renji Ishibashi (Aoki), Shingo Tsurumi (Chen), Ren Osugi (Yan), Kaoru Sugita (Mrs. Jojima), Dankan (Tanaka), Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi (Hoshiyama), Hitoshi Ozawa (Seiji Satake), Mizuho Koga (Mariko), Michisuke Kashiwaya (Toji), Kyosuke Yabe (Hitoshi Matsushima), Hirotaro Honda (Okuyama), Tokitoshi Shiota (Sakurai), Susumu Terajima (Inoue), Sei Hiraizumi (Police Chief), Kaei Okina (Immortal Chef), Manzo Shinra (Addict), Tomorowo Taguchi (Afro Thug), Shū Ehara (Rapist in Restroom), Kazuki Kitamura (Mysterious Dancing Man), Ryushi Mizukami (Yakuza (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Toshiki Kimura |
| Producer | Katsumi Ono, Makoto Okada, Mitsuru Kurosawa, Tsutomu Tsuchikawa |
| Cinematography | Hideo Yamamoto |
| Editing | Yasushi Shimamura |
| Music | Koji Endo |
| Sound | Kazuo Numata |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
