
Alive
A life worse than death.
Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura
Produced by Suplex, napalm FiLMS
A dark, visceral sci-fi horror about a death-row inmate forced into nightmarish experiments, exploring survival, bodily autonomy, and the ethics of human experimentation.
Tenshu is imprisoned and sentenced to death for murdering the men who raped his girlfriend. However, he manages to survive his execution and is presented with an option: face another execution attempt or subject himself to their bizarre and dangerous experiments.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Alive scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is Alive violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Alive easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Alive end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Alive sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Alive
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Alive
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Alive, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Alive, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Alive, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


























































