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- 2001
- R
- Tidepoint Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
- 2001
- R
- Tidepoint Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
Summary A detective, investigating a case involving Japanese and Chinese drug dealers, ends up corrupted.
Directed By: Takashi Miike
Written By: Toshiki Kimura
- 2001
- R
- Tidepoint Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
- 2001
- R
- Tidepoint Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
Dead or Alive
49
4.7
Summary A detective, investigating a case involving Japanese and Chinese drug dealers, ends up corrupted.
Directed By: Takashi Miike
Written By: Toshiki Kimura
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
49
44% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
22% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
49
44% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
22% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
I've seen three or four other movies by Miike, and I can tell you that he's one of the most exciting, versatile directors working today.
Takashi is a master of the jagged quick cut and the shocker finish, and his head-spinning story is pumped up with almost more bravado than a single screen can handle.
Ultimately a disappointment because it refuses to take any aspect of itself seriously.
It's marvelous or unwatchable.
This is no-holds-barred filmmaking. Some viewers will find it disgusting. Others will call the director's bluff.
While the whole is diverting, the ending's utter repudiation of reality seems like pissing on the audience; -- we feel like we've been suckers for bothering to care about the characters at all.
A soulless compilation of thrills.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 22 User Ratings
4.7
32% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
32% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
36% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 22 User Ratings
4.7
32% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
32% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
36% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
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Production Company
Daiei,
Toei Video Company,
Excellent Film
Release Date Jun 8, 2001
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
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.
Awards
Japanese Professional Movie Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tokyo International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
