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Dead or Alive: Final

  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
2.9K
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Dead or Alive: Final (2002)
ActionCrimeDramaSci-FiThriller

The ace cop of a totalitarian police force and a drifting android play their parts in a post-apocalyptic society. They are destined to fight. Their encounter will change them forever.The ace cop of a totalitarian police force and a drifting android play their parts in a post-apocalyptic society. They are destined to fight. Their encounter will change them forever.The ace cop of a totalitarian police force and a drifting android play their parts in a post-apocalyptic society. They are destined to fight. Their encounter will change them forever.

  • Director
    • Takashi Miike
  • Writers
    • Hitoshi Ishikawa
    • Yoshinobu Kamo
    • Toshiki Kimura
  • Stars
    • Shô Aikawa
    • Maria Chen
    • Richard Chen
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Takashi Miike
    • Writers
      • Hitoshi Ishikawa
      • Yoshinobu Kamo
      • Toshiki Kimura
    • Stars
      • Shô Aikawa
      • Maria Chen
      • Richard Chen
    • 21User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
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    Shô Aikawa
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    • Ryô
    Maria Chen
    • Michelle
    Richard Chen
    • Dictator Woo
    Jason Chu
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    • Prisoner
    William Wai-Lun Duen
    William Wai-Lun Duen
    • Gangster
    • (as William Duan)
    Hiro Hayama
    Hiro Hayama
      Josie Ho
      Josie Ho
      • Jun
      Tony Ho
      Tony Ho
      • Ping
      Wai-Kwong Lo
      Wai-Kwong Lo
      • Gangster
      • (as Kenneth Low)
      Rachel Ngan
      Rachel Ngan
      • Pregnant Woman
      Riki Takeuchi
      Riki Takeuchi
      • Officer Takeshi Honda
      Don Thai Theerathada
      Don Thai Theerathada
      • Don
      • (as Donald Panutat)
      Terence Yin
      Terence Yin
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      • Director
        • Takashi Miike
      • Writers
        • Hitoshi Ishikawa
        • Yoshinobu Kamo
        • Toshiki Kimura
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      User reviews21

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      5Jeremy_Urquhart

      Takashi Miike going through the motions.

      I guess it's for the best that this Dead or Alive is the final one, because it's not great. Though to be honest, I feel like this whole trilogy is one where only a single film is good. I didn't love the first one, dug the second, and then found this third one a bit tedious.

      I thought it would have a little something going for it thanks to the sci-fi elements, but you forget it's set 300+ years in the future for the most part; it's really just a few establishing shots where it feels futuristic. Otherwise, Miike just slaps a yellow filter over all the outdoor scenes Breaking Bad-style and calls it a day.

      The action is so-so. At least it's short. And I laughed a few times at the saxophone guy. If there's one reason to watch the movie, it's the saxophone guy. He doesn't have anything on the saxophone guy from The Lost Boys (who does, to be fair), but he's still amusing.
      6trashgang

      the best of the franchise

      Picks up again where part 2 ended with a summary and the end did remind you of the best parts of part 1 and 2 but this taking place in the future also takes the movie further away from the original script then ever.

      The end scene is again one you will have a WTF feeling and the part were they are some kind of robots just didn't work for me. Again, as in the other two reviews this leans the best towards Yatterman (2009). But on the other hand we do have more martial art fightings then in the other entries. And the fact that girls are involved takes it also to another dimension. Still, not gory or creepy like most of Miiki's flicks. For me the best entry in the franchise but still not my cup of tea.

      Gore 1/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5
      suttercane

      Much better than DOA 2: Birds

      Out of the three in the trilogy, I'd say this is the second strongest. It starts with some very amazing action, but goes downhill from there. Thematically it's similar to the previous films, but the story and point of the movie get muddled somewhere along the way. The ending is quite nuts, and reminded me of TETSUO. By the way, did you know that the director of TETSUO played Ichi's father figure in Ichi The Killer?
      7tonyruben

      More of the same, but Ichi it aint!

      The final installment sees Sho Aikawa and Riki Takeuchi (looking cooler than ever in his reversible overcoat!) pitched against each other for one last battle, this time in the future. The plot owes a lot to Blade Runner, but done in Takashi Miike's low budget, frenetic, comic style. I did feel that it was the weakest of the three DOA films, and although the ending was still outrageous, it lacked the shock value of the previous two. Compared to the likes of Ichi the Killer and Visitor Q, DOA:Final is nowhere near as extreme, but is faithful to the other two films in the trilogy. That said, fans of the first two (and fans of Miike) will get a lot from this as it ties all three films together and gives a final explanation of the relationship between the two protagonists.
      5movieman_kev

      The trilogy ends not with a bang, but a whimper

      In the last of a trilogy, Riki Takeuchi and Sho Aikawa are once again on the opposite ends of the spectrum, as they were in the first DOA, after being the best of friends in the second one. Riki is a cop searching for his son being held by a gang whom drifter Sho is a part of. Even though, if you think about it and put yourself in Miike's flow of logic, this ending film is inevitable in it's actions, it's still the less of the three. Of course no Takashi Miike film is totally without merit and such is the case here. There are a few setpeices that make it worthwhile, but the poetry I usually find in a Miike film is not found here (at least in the amounts that I usually expect from this director)

      My Grade: C-

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • January 12, 2002 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Official site
        • Official site
      • Languages
        • Japanese
        • Cantonese
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Dead or Alive 3: Duelo final
      • Filming locations
        • Hong Kong, China
      • Production companies
        • Daiei
        • Toei Video Company
        • Excellent Film
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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $2,591
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $1,841
        • Dec 1, 2002
      • Gross worldwide
        • $2,591
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 29m(89 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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