Dead or Alive (1999)
DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪者
"A daring exercise in ultra-violent extremes."
ThumbScore
👍 73%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 49%
(MC: 49) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Riki Takeuchi as Ryuuichi
Show Aikawa as Det. Jojima
Shingo Tsurumi as Chen
Kaoru Sugita as Mrs. Jojima
Dankan as Tanaka
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi as Hoshiyama
Is Dead or Alive good?
Most people think so. 73% audience score, estimated from 182 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 49%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
