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69% Critic Match
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
6.9 / 10• 2000• 1h 37m•NR• Japanese
CrimeDramaComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Show Aikawa
Mizuki Okamoto
Lead
Riki Takeuchi
Shuuichi Sawada
Noriko Aota
Kôhei's wife
Edison Chen
Boo
Kenichi Endo
Kôhei
Hiroko Isayama
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Masato
Hoo
Yūichi Minato
Head of Orphanage
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takashi Miike's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dead or Alive 2: Birds is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
