

Dead or Alive 2: Birds
2000-12-02 · 97 min · ★ 6.8
Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.
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- Directors
- Takashi Miike
- Production companies
- Toei Video Company, Excellent Film, Daiei Film
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Show AikawaMizuki Okamoto
Riki TakeuchiShuuichi Sawada
Noriko AotaKôhei's wife
Edison ChenBoo
Kenichi EndoKôhei
Hiroko IsayamaWoman in black hat
MasatoHoo
Yūichi MinatoHead of Orphanage
Ren OsugiMizuki's Stepfather
Manzo ShinraBig Bro Toshi
Tomorowo TaguchiMan with telescope
Toru TezukaTeru - Informant
Yoshiyuki YamaguchiJiro Umanami
Shinya TsukamotoMagician HigashinoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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