Japan Synopsis
DEAD OR ALIVE 2 逃亡者
Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good… much to the upset of the crime syndicates.
The 1999–2001 Japan Window
205 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dead or Alive 2: Birds sits at position #99.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dead or Alive 2: Birds premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,519 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #184 of 402 (top 46%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Video Company, Excellent Film, Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | December 2, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0285005 |