A street war that spans across two countries has erupted. A local Japanese yakuza key player and a Chinese triad member has been slaughtered in a highly coordinated assassination. Cocaine. Breasts. Motorcycles. Uzis. Sodomy. Shoguns. Grenades. Ramen. Clowns. Blood. Strippers: Welcome to Takashi Miike’s World of Wonders!
KFC Cinema “The sheer genius behind this film is that fact that Miike took a generic formula and managed to give us something new and fresh” New York times "Dead or Alive is stylized crime cinema not only at its finest but at its most disgusting and refreshing." New York Post "The most stylish & audacious yakuza thriller ever. Miike uses all the visual tricks of the genre, including hand-held cameras, slow motion and superfast editing."