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.
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
187 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dead or Alive sits at position #127.
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
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dead or Alive premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |