Dead or Alive (1999 film)

Dead or Alive
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed byTakashi Miike
Screenplay byIchiro Ryu
Produced by
  • Makoto Okada
  • Katsumi Ono
  • Toshiki Kimura[2][1]
Starring
CinematographyHideo Yamamoto[2]
Edited byYasushi Shimamura[2]
Music byKōji Endō[2]
Production
companies
Distributed byDaiei Film[2]
Release date
  • November 27, 1999 (1999-11-27) (Japan)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryJapan[1]

Dead or Alive (DEAD OR ALIVE: 犯罪者, Deddo oa araibu: Hanzaisha, Lit. "Dead or Alive: Criminals"), abbreviated as DOA (Dii ō ei), is a 1999 Japanese yakuza action film directed by Takashi Miike. It stars Riki Takeuchi as the gang boss and former yakuza Ryūichi and Show Aikawa as the Japanese cop Detective Jojima and focuses on their meeting and conflict. It is the first in a loosely-connected three-part series, followed by Dead or Alive 2: Birds in 2000 and Dead or Alive: Final in 2002.

  1. ^ a b Rooney, David (March 5, 2000). "Review: 'Dead or Alive'". Variety. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Mes 2006, p. 391.