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.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Alive sits at position #218.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Alive premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |