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Dead or Alive

1999·105 min

Dead or Alive

Directed by Takashi Miike

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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.

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Ryuuichi

Det. Jojima

Renji Ishibashi

Aoki

Chen

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Mitsuru Kurosawa

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Original Music Composer

Tsutomu Tsuchikawa

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What is Dead or Alive about?

Dead or Alive (1999) is about 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.

Who directed Dead or Alive?

Takashi Miike directed Dead or Alive (1999).

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