Alive (2002 film)

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name = Alive


caption = "Alive" DVD box cover
director = Ryuhei Kitamura
producer = Taizō Fukumaki
writer = Manga:
Tsutomu Takahashi
Screenplay:
Ryuhei Kitamura
Isao Kiriyama
starring = Hideo Sakaki
Tak Sakaguchi
music = Nobuhiko Morino
Daisuke Yano
distributor = The Klock Worx Company Ltd.
released = September 12, 2002
runtime = 119 min.
amg_id = 1:301834
imdb_id = 0331834
language = Japanese

"Alive" is a 2002 Japanese action/horror film and the fourth film by cult director Ryuhei Kitamura. It stars Hideo Sakaki (the villain from "Versus", Kitamura's first important work) as the protagonist, Tenshu, with Tak Sakaguchi (the hero from "Versus") having a small role as Zeros, the villain, at the climax. This film did not manage to gain as wide a cult following due to the slow pace of the storyline and virtual lack of action compared to "Versus" (most of the movie takes place in one of two sets and dialogue is the focus); however, the director has a following and so the movie naturally has its adherents as well.

Ten cast members from "Versus" also appeared in this movie.

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*imdb title|id=0331834|title=Alive
*cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/2003/ea002420.htm|title=ＡＬＩＶＥ|accessdate=2007-07-21|language=Japanese|publisher=Japanese Movie Database