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.
Audience Engagement
750 audience reviews — more than 96% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (96th percentile) outruns trending popularity (76th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
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
Adventure + Action in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding DOA: Dead or Alive itself).
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
In the crowded 2005-2007 Japan release window, DOA: Dead or Alive sits at #340 of 364. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including DOA: Dead or Alive. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 27m runtime, production spent $241K per minute on screen and earned $87K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1863rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on DOA: Dead or Alive, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- nerd · 3
- bikini · 3
- swimsuit · 2
- competition · 22
- karate · 22
- explosion · 13
- tournament · 8
- wrestling · 6
- martial arts · 369
- kung fu · 121
- based on video game · 90
- fight · 60
- sword fight · 56
- assassin · 47
- island · 41
- ninja · 36
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 |