Takashi MIIKE 三池崇史
DEAD OR ALIVE
DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪者
Nippon Retro ²
Ryuichi rules Shinjuku’s drug underworld with his brutal gang. But dutiful policeman Jojima is determined to crack down on crime, starting a relentless pursuit that soon claims many innocent lives. Takashi MIIKE's apocalyptic spectacle is an assault on good taste and brims with the excessive energy of the turn of the millennium.
Guests:
Luk VAN HAUTE
Sun., June 1, 2025, 20:30
Kino des DFF
With an introduction in English by Luk VAN HAUTE
35mm, Original with English subtitles
FSK 18
Classic Obsessions Violence
DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪者
Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha
Japan 1999
105 minutes
World sales
KADOKAWA
Film print
Japan Foundation
Cast
Riki TAKEUCHI, Sho AIKAWA, Renji ISHIBASHI, Hitoshi OZAWA, Shingo TSURUMI
About Takashi MIIKE
三池崇史
Takashi MIIKE was born in Osaka Prefecture in 1960. During his studies at Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film, one of his teachers was famous director Shohei IMAMURA. Since his feature debut LADY HUNTER in 1991, MIIKE has created more than 100 films and TV series. Nippon Connection has kept a close eye on his career for almost 20 years, having screened his films ICHI THE KILLER (2001 / NC ’02), THE CITY OF LOST SOULS (2000 / NC ’02), THE HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS (2001 / NC ’03), LESSON OF THE EVIL (2012 / NC ’14 and NC ’20), and OVER YOUR DEAD BODY (2014 / NC ’15).