Alive
5.5
“A life worse than death.”
Tenshu is imprisoned and sentenced to death for murdering the men who raped his girlfriend. However, he manages to survive his execution and is presented with an option: face another execution attempt or subject himself to their bizarre and dangerous experiments.
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Cast
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Hideo Sakaki
Tenshu Yashiro
Known for
Versus
Ju-on: The Grudge
Ryo
Yurika Saegusa
Known for
Gemini
Enter the Void
Koyuki
Asuka Saegusa
Known for
The Last Samurai
Pulse
Shun Sugata
Matsuda
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Ichi the Killer
Erika Oda
Misako Hara
Known for
After Life
Tak Sakaguchi
Zeros
Known for
RE:BORN
Versus
Jun Kunimura
Kojima
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Audition
Ryushi Mizukami
Warden 1
Known for
Ring 0
Ley Lines
Keito Kimura
Warden 2
Also in
Yakuza Lover
The Whispering of the Gods
Minoru Aoki
Warden 3
Yoji Tanaka
Hair Cut Guard
Known for
Ju-on: The Grudge
Summer Wars
Takanori Hamachika
Guard 1
Also in
Retribution
Bayside Shakedown
Ryuhei Kitamura Director · Yudai Yamaguchi Screenplay Isao Kiriyama Screenplay
United States release October 26, 2004 · Produced in Japan · Production napalm FiLMS
Production
Suplex
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napalm FiLMS
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Canada · September 12, 2002
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Japan · June 21, 2003
Theatrical · Tokyo
United States · October 26, 2004
Physical · DVD premiere
Germany
November 22, 2004 · Physical
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