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Alive (2002 film)
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Alive is a 2002 Japanese action film and the fourth film by director Ryuhei Kitamura
. It is based on the manga ALIVE (published in 1999; Shueisha) by Tsutomu Takahashi
and stars Hideo Sakaki
as the protagonist, Tenshu. 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. He chooses the latter and is put in a cell with a rapist and a woman who's infected with a taint that transports from person to person during extreme anger. The taint is transferred to Tenshu and he must now deal with the military who has interrupted the experiment to obtain it.
Hideo Sakaki, who portrayed the villain in Kitamura's previous film, Versus
, now plays the hero in this film. Likewise Tak Sakaguchi
who was the hero in Versus returns in this film as the villain. This film, which is broken into titled chapters, titles the scene in which the two characters battle as "VERSUS".
Eight other cast members from Versus
also appeared in this movie.
Ryuhei Kitamura
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. It is based on the manga ALIVE (published in 1999; Shueisha) by Tsutomu Takahashi
Tsutomu Takahashi
' , born on September 20, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese manga artist, who is well known for his manga Jiraishin. As of March 2006, he is currently married and has one child...
and stars Hideo Sakaki
Hideo Sakaki
' is a Japanese actor. He is best known from the Japanese cult films Versus, Battlefield Baseball, and Alive...
as the protagonist, Tenshu. 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. He chooses the latter and is put in a cell with a rapist and a woman who's infected with a taint that transports from person to person during extreme anger. The taint is transferred to Tenshu and he must now deal with the military who has interrupted the experiment to obtain it.
Hideo Sakaki, who portrayed the villain in Kitamura's previous film, Versus
Versus (film)
is a 2000 Japanese action/horror film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.-Synopsis:After escaping from police custody, Prisoner KSC2-303 and a fellow escapee join with a group of mobsters in a forest that is one of the 666 portals that act as a connection between this world and the next, called "The...
, now plays the hero in this film. Likewise Tak Sakaguchi
Tak Sakaguchi
is a Japanese actor, director, fight choreorapher, and stuntman. He is best known for his lead role in Ryuhei Kitamura's cult film, Versus. Sakaguchi is a talented martial artist, and as such, stars in films featuring copious fight scenes and performs all of his own stunts. He is known to be...
who was the hero in Versus returns in this film as the villain. This film, which is broken into titled chapters, titles the scene in which the two characters battle as "VERSUS".
Eight other cast members from Versus
Versus (film)
is a 2000 Japanese action/horror film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.-Synopsis:After escaping from police custody, Prisoner KSC2-303 and a fellow escapee join with a group of mobsters in a forest that is one of the 666 portals that act as a connection between this world and the next, called "The...
also appeared in this movie.
Cast
- Hideo SakakiHideo Sakaki' is a Japanese actor. He is best known from the Japanese cult films Versus, Battlefield Baseball, and Alive...
as Tenshu Yashiro - RyōRyo (actress)is a Japanese model, actress and former singer whose birth name is .-Movies:* Goemon *The Witch of the West is Dead * Welcome to the Quiet Room * Canary * CASSHERN...
as Yurika Saegusa - KoyukiKoyuki, better known as , is a Japanese model and actress.Koyuki was born in Zama. She started her modeling career in 1995 and has since starred in various Japanese dramas, TV and magazine ad campaigns and films. She frequently appears in Japanese print and television campaigns for the electronics...
as Asuka Saegusa - Shun SugataShun Sugata' is a Japanese character actor from Yamanashi Prefecture. He is most known for portraying villainous characters.-Films:*Abunai Deka *Baka Yaro! 2: Shiawase ni naritai...
as Matsuda - Erika Oda as Misako Hara
- Tak SakaguchiTak Sakaguchiis a Japanese actor, director, fight choreorapher, and stuntman. He is best known for his lead role in Ryuhei Kitamura's cult film, Versus. Sakaguchi is a talented martial artist, and as such, stars in films featuring copious fight scenes and performs all of his own stunts. He is known to be...
as Zeros - Jun Kunimura as Kojima
- Ryushi Mizukami as Warden 1
- Keita Kimura as Warden 2
- Minoru Aoki as Warden 3
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as Hair Cut Guard - Takanori Hamachika as Guard 1
- Makato Kitami as Guard 2
- Seki Watanabe as Guard 3
- Suenari Matsubara as Guard 4
- Minoru Matsumoto as SWAT 1
- Yuichiro Arai as SWAT 2
- Kazuhito Ohba as SWAT 3
- Takehiro Katayama as SWAT 4
- Motonari Komiya as SWAT 5
- Hiroyuki Yoshida as SWAT 6
- Toshinari Horiuchi as SWAT 7
- Taro Kanazawa as SWAT 8
- Ryuji Gotoh as SWAT 9
- Gô Ohara as SWAT 10
- Kenji MatsudaKenji Matsudais a Japanese actor. Matsuda began acting in high school when a girl he had a crush on convinced him to join the theatre club. He later joined the sho-gekijo theatrical troupe Haiyu-Za...
as SWAT Leader - BengalBengalBengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
as Tokutake - Tetta Sugimoto as Gondoh