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A life worse than death.Plot:
After survivng his own execution, Tenshu choses to be subjected to the bizarre experiments of the prison officials. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Talk about boring... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Hideo Sakaki | ... | Tenshu Yashiro |
| Ryô | ... | Yurika Saegusa |
 | Koyuki | ... | Asuka Saegusa |
| Shun Sugata | ... | Matsuda |
| Erika Oda | ... | Misako Hara |
| Tak Sakaguchi | ... | Zeros |
| Jun Kunimura | ... | Kojima |
| Ryushi Mizukami | ... | Warden 1 |
| Keita Kimura | ... | Warden 2 |
| Minoru Aoki | ... | Warden 3 |
| Boba | ... | Hair Cut Guard |
| Takanori Hamachika | ... | Guard 1 |
| Makato Kitami | ... | Guard 2 |
| Seki Watanabe | ... | Guard 3 |
| Suenari Matsubara | ... | Guard 4 |
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1.85 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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Factual errors: When Takutake shoots Zeros after he is defeated, you can clearly hear the sound of a shell casing of a pistol hitting the ground. As Takutake is using a revolver, which does not eject spent shells after each shot, this would make no sense. moreFAQ
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I'll keep this short, as I know I don't need to say much.
"Alive" is a strange little film that obviously appeals to some, but I found it to be shockingly bland from almost the very beginning. The film did very little to make any of the characters likable and the story at times became so convoluted that I completely lost interest. As I said, I know others enjoyed it, but I found Kitamura's "Alive" to be anything but - a lame, extremely boring drama disguised as a thought-provoking action sci-fi flick. I felt like I was suckered into watching this film, based by its intriguing premise and uber-exciting cover art.
My suggestion? Pass it up for Kitamura's far more enjoyable freshman effort "Versus" or his 2004 riot "Godzilla: Final Wars".
...And don't get me wrong, I'm always up for a good thinking man's film, but this certainly wasn't it. There was nary a moment that I actually cared about a single event taking place in this overly-preachy, dialogue-heavy movie.
If you wanna talk about something... talk about boring.