Dead or Alive
In Tokyo's crime-ridden Shinjuku district, emotionally and financially bankrupt Detective Jojima plays referee in a gangland turf war pitting the Japanese Yakuza Mafia against a bloodthirsty band of Chinese immigrant gangsters. But Jojima's obligation to his terminally ill daughter and ruthless Chinese mobster Ryuichi's sentimental devotion to his ersatz family of misfit assassins threatens to add their own corpses to the landslide of fresh bodies littering Tokyo. Director Takashi Miike ("Audition") depicts "Dead or Alive"'s gruesome acts of excess and debasement with shockingly graphic relish, allowing his vision to escalate beyond even a cartoonish level of audacity.
Year: 1999
Genre: Foreign Language Films, Japanese Cinema, Asia Extreme
Country: Japan
Director: Takashi Miike
Starring: Sho Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi
Duration: 105 Minutes
Rating: R18 - Contains graphic violence and content that may offend.
Subtitles: Yes
6.9/10
Location in store: Foreign (Japan)
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