Is Dead or Alive violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dead or Alive easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Dead or Alive end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dead or Alive scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dead or Alive sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Dead or Alive

Name: Dead or Alive
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1999
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Riki Takeuchi, Show Aikawa, Renji Ishibashi, Shingo Tsurumi, Ren Osugi

A daring exercise in ultra-violent extremes.

Directed by Takashi Miike

Produced by Toei Video Company

1999105 min6.4 / 10

A visceral, kinetic crime thriller that revels in stylized ultra-violence and the collision of underworld factions in a corrupt urban landscape.

Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.

Clusters

Cheap Monster Movies Nonstop Chase Movies Claustrophobic Paranoid Thrillers Relentless Stalker Movies East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Action Thriller Crime

Keywords

Japan Undercover Agent Gangster Yakuza Viertel Police Officer Hoodlum

Questions people ask

Is Dead or Alive violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.
Is Dead or Alive easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Dead or Alive end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Dead or Alive scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Dead or Alive sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.