Japan Synopsis
DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪者
“A daring exercise in ultra-violent extremes.”
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dead or Alive. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Video Company
Action + Thriller in Japan
123 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dead or Alive itself).
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
Dead or Alive holds position #127 of 187 Japan films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dead or Alive premiered alongside 60 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 60 other Japan films in 1999.
The 1245th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
137 audience reviews — more than 81% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (81th percentile) outruns trending popularity (51th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Dead or Alive, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- viertel · 1
- police officer · 25
- undercover agent · 11
- hoodlum · 8
- japan · 454
- yakuza · 93
- gangster · 85
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,428 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,329 of 1,714 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Video Company |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | November 27, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0221111 |