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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   3,565 votes
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Director:
Takashi Miike
Writer:
Ichiro Ryu (writer)
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Release Date:
27 November 1999 (Japan) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
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.
Plot:
A yakuza of Chinese descent and a Japanese cop each wage their own war against the Japanese mafia. But they are destined to meet. Their encounter will change the world. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins more
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In the Miike Of Time more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Riki Takeuchi ... Ryuuichi
Sho Aikawa ... Det. Jojima
Renji Ishibashi ... Aoki
Hitoshi Ozawa ... Satake
Shingo Tsurumi ... Chen
Kaoru Sugita ... Mrs. Jojima
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dankan ... Tanaka
Hirotaro Honda
Michisuke Kashiwaya ... Toji
Mizuho Koga
Ryushi Mizukami
Ren Ôsugi ... Yan (as Ren Oosugi)
Tomorowo Taguchi
Susumu Terajima ... Inoue
Hua Rong Weng
Kyôsuke Yabe
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
D.O.A. (Japan) (short title)
Dead or Alive (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, language and drug use. (edited version)
Runtime:
105 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Mandarin | Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Quotes:
Detective Jojima: Su Chi noodles? Must be Chan Feng. more
Movie Connections:
References The Fugitive (1993) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
In the Miike Of Time, 17 October 2003
Author: Charles Dunn (cbdunn@elvis.com) from Clarksville, IN

What a different Yakuza film. I don't care what anyone says. takashi Miike is a new force to be reckoned with. This is an in your face movie if I ever did see one. The opening five minutes lets you know that there is NO safe haven here at all. Not to mention you will NOT want to be eating spaghetti while watching it. Just take my word for it. Eat your dinner after you watch this film. The movie plays as a typical Yakuza film until the very end and then it switches to "what the heck just happened her?". That is why you must also see Dead or Alive 2 and Dead or Alive 3:Final to get the gist of it. Also recommended are Takashi Miike's Fudoh The New Generation, Ichi The Killer, and City Of Lost Souls.

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