Dead or Alive watch order
There are 3 Dead or Alive films, about 3.1 hours in total. The first was released in 1999, the latest in 2002. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
- 1
Dead or Alive (1999)
27 Nov 1999
Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.
- 2
Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
2 Dec 2000 · 97 min
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.
- 3
Dead or Alive: Final (2002)
12 Jan 2002 · 89 min
In post-apocalyptic Yokohama, a hard-boiled cop and a mellowed out drifter hook up with a gang of rebels. When the gang kidnap the cop's son, the wheels are set in motion for an inevitable showdown.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.