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Released
by Tartan Films
Rated
18 - Region 0 (PAL)
Running
time - 105 mins
Ratio - Widescreen 1.85:1 (Non Anamorphic)
Audio - Japanese Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo (Remastered
English Subtitles)
Extras
:
Interview with director, Takashi Miike, Theatrical trailer,
Chris Campion Film notes, Cast & Crew filmographies,
Asian Extreme Trailer Reel ("Ring" Series
etc).
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Dead Or Alive [DVD](2001) DVD
A former soldier facing tough times gets into the dangerous world of bounty hunting, tracking down some of the world's roughest criminals. His top target is the Nightmare, a terrorist with a $1 million price tag on his head, who has been impossible to corner. Lowry Brooks, Jr., Dorsey Veronica star. Standard; Soundtrack: English Surround; Subtitles: Spanish; theatrical trailers; scene access; interactive menus.
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This
is Asian Cinema at it's most extreme!
From
Takashi Miike, director of AUDITION; the unforgettable cult
hit of last year, Dead Or Alive is both a dark and original
gangster film set amongst the violence of the Yakuza and Triad
gangs of Japan.
Filmed
with a swerve and wit, rarely seen in western cinema nowadays,
Dead Or Alive, I guarantee, will amaze and shock you - it
is quite simply the closest thing to live-action manga you'll
see, with the first 15 minute segment being especially astonishing.
The plot
may be hard to follow (hell, plot coherency goes out of the
window a little over half way through!) and the ending may
be a little TOO over-the-top but just see this stunning film
for the mind-bending spectacle alone!
David
Hughes
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