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Alive

2003-06-21 · 119 min · ★ 5.8

Action · Science Fiction · Horror

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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Directors
Ryuhei Kitamura
Production companies
Suplex, napalm FiLMS
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hideo SakakiHideo SakakiTenshu Yashiro
RyoRyoYurika Saegusa
KoyukiKoyukiAsuka Saegusa
Shun SugataShun SugataMatsuda
Erika OdaErika OdaMisako Hara
Tak SakaguchiTak SakaguchiZeros
Jun KunimuraJun KunimuraKojima
Ryushi MizukamiRyushi MizukamiWarden 1
Keita KimuraWarden 2
Minoru AokiWarden 3
Yoji TanakaYoji TanakaHair Cut Guard
Takanori HamachikaGuard 1
Kitami MakotoGuard 2
Seki WatanabeGuard 3
Suenari MatsubaraGuard 4
Masataka TakahashiMen in Suits 1
Kifofumi TakahashiMen in Suits 2
Ayumi YoshiharaResearcher 1
Hibiki IzawaResearcher 2
Yukihito TanikadoResearcher 3

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