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Dead or Alive
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Mixed or average reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
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Based on 2 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by: Ichiro Ryu
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Release Date:
Theatrical: June 8, 2001
DVD: May 27, 2003
Running Time: 105 minutes, Color
Origin: Japan
Language(s): Japanese (with English subtitles)
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Sho Aikawa, Renji Ishibashi, Hitoshi Ozawa, Riki Takeuchi, and Susumu Terajima
A detective, investigating a case involving Japanese and Chinese drug dealers, ends up corrupted.
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
New York Post V.A. Musetto
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.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
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.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
Everything about Takashi Miike's brilliant and blood-soaked crime thriller comes as a shock.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune John Petrakis
Ultimately a disappointment because it refuses to take any aspect of itself seriously.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham
This is no-holds-barred filmmaking. Some viewers will find it disgusting. Others will call the director's bluff.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Mark Olsen
Not for the squeamish (a guy rips out his own arm, for goodness' sake), the film is nevertheless more than just a gonzo gross-out. But not by much.
Read Full Review >New Times (L.A.) Andy Klein
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.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 5.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jon C. gave it a10:
Wow another great takashi miike film. his mind has to be way out there because the end of this movie is so awesome!!! one of my favorite miike movies!! Grade A!!!
