Japan Synopsis
“They're the ultimate fighters. They've got the looks. They've got the moves, and the men fall at their feet.”
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire.
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
364 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. DOA: Dead or Alive sits at position #340.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with DOA: Dead or Alive. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedIp Man 4: The Finale
★ 7.3 · China
4 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
★ 7.2 · Japan
4 sharedHeroes of the East
★ 7.3 · Hong Kong
3 sharedTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
★ 6.1 · Hong Kong
3 sharedThe Way of the Dragon
★ 7.4 · Hong Kong
3 sharedCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
★ 7.4 · China
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when DOA: Dead or Alive premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 27m runtime, production spent $241K per minute on screen and earned $87K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,352 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #1,198 of 1,216 (top 99%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Dimension Films, Impact Pictures, Mindfire Entertainment, Team Ninja, VIP 4 Medienfonds |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | September 7, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0398913 |