Dead or Alive 2: Birds
2000 · Movie · 97 min · ★ 6.9 · 66% critics
Two contract killers cross paths during a job and realize they share a childhood history. After taking time away from violence, they return to the small island that once felt like home, deciding to use their skills to help instead of harm—much to the crime syndicates’ outrage.
Also known as Dead or Alive 2 - Birds
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Details
- Original title
- DEAD OR ALIVE 2 逃亡者
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-12-02
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (104 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Dead or Alive 2: Birds if you like dark, offbeat Yakuza-style action with a quirky turn toward redemption; Not for you if you want a straightforward gore-only ride like Graveyard of Honor or Graveyard of Honor.
Pros: childhood-friend premise; bucolic island break; confident direction | Cons: some scenes feel flat; bizarre talk-heavy moments; mixed taste elements
Themes
- japan
- rape
- gangster
- yakuza
- dark comedy
- cigar smoking
- sequel
- shootout
- massacre
- sunglasses
- death
- childhood friends
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Show Aikawa
as Mizuki Okamoto
Riki Takeuchi
as Shuuichi Sawada
Noriko Aota
as Kôhei's wife
Edison Chen
as Boo
Kenichi Endo
as Kôhei
Hiroko Isayama
Masato
as Hoo
Yūichi Minato
as Head of Orphanage
Ren Osugi
as Mizuki's Stepfather
Manzo Shinra
Directed by Takashi Miike