Dead or Alive

Shinjuku neon rain slicks the blacktop. A Triad lieutenant counts cash under a blinking crane claw. A cop’s badge glints in the same glow, tracking the same wet streets. Three bullets, one night—gangland shake-up in neon haze. Dawn cracks over empty vending machines. Miike’s yakuza ballet still hauls 1999’s cramped, crackling chaos without apology.

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Takashi Miike directed Dead or Alive in 1999. See Takashi Miike's full filmography, where to start with Takashi Miike, or where to go after you've seen everything by Takashi Miike.

Dead or Alive was released in 1999 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 105 minutes.