Japan Synopsis
ALIVE
“A life worse than death.”
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.
Action + Science Fiction in Japan
324 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Alive itself).
Other Titles From Suplex
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
In the crowded 2002-2004 Japan release window, Alive sits at #218 of 263. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Alive premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1516th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
40 audience reviews — more than 59% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (59th percentile) outruns trending popularity (18th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,005 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,544 of 1,714 (top 90%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Suplex, napalm FiLMS |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | June 21, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0331834 |