Dead or Alive

Original title: Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha

19991999
UnratedUnrated
1h 45min

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999)

Action Comedy Crime

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.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.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.

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Awards
- 2 wins

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999)

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999)

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Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999)

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999)

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999)

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999)

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999)

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999)

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999)

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999)

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Without a home and feeling no obligation to Japanese society or Yakuza, Ryuichi (Takeuchi Riki) and his small group decide to make their own place by trying to take over the Shinjuku underworld and the drug trade from Taiwan. As they plan an all-out-assault on the remaining Chinese and Japanese mafia kings, only Detective Jojima (Aikawa Sho) stands between them and complete domination. —anonymous

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Taglines
- 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.
Genres
Certificate
- Unrated
Parents guide

Quotes
Detective Jojima: Su Chi noodles? Must be Chan Feng.

Alternate versions
R-rated version is edited. The unrated version is uncut.

Connections
Edited into Dead or Alive: Final (2002)

Top review

9/10

dogs and tubs

Watch out, this one is not for the squeamish AND those without a sense of humour. The first five minutes are the biggest roller coaster ride I've experienced in a long, long while and left me breathless. What follows is a mix of heroic bloodshed, Yakuza-flics and manga in the flesh. The ending left me laughing way into my eighth drink. Not as creepy as his Audition, but way more fun.

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3

tom neal
Feb 23, 2000

What are the differences between the R-Rated version and the Unrated version?

Release date
- November 27, 1999 (Japan)
Country of origin
- Japan
Languages
- Mandarin
- Japanese
Also known as
- Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha
Production companies
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Budget
- ¥500,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 45min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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