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Dead or Alive 2: Birds

2000·Crime·1h 37m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Takashi Miike
japan
rape
gangster
yakuza
dark comedy
cigar smoking
sequel
shootout
massacre
sunglasses
death
childhood friends
wings
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Cast

Show Aikawa
Show Aikawa
Mizuki Okamoto
Riki Takeuchi
Riki Takeuchi
Shuuichi Sawada
Noriko Aota
Noriko Aota
Kôhei's wife
Edison Chen
Edison Chen
Boo
Kenichi Endo
Kenichi Endo
Kôhei
Hiroko Isayama
Hiroko Isayama
Masato
Masato
Hoo
Yūichi Minato
Yūichi Minato
Head of Orphanage
Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi
Mizuki's Stepfather
Manzo Shinra
Manzo Shinra
Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi
Toru Tezuka
Toru Tezuka

Crew

Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike
Director
Chu Ishikawa
Chu Ishikawa
Original Music Composer
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Executive Producer

Popular Reviews

28 reviews
Nana
Nana
7.0★ · 04/09/26
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Wow this movie feels like a classic Miike
It has heart in it and ngl I prefer this one to the first film.
Wow this movie feels like a classic Miike
It has heart in it and ngl I prefer this one to the first film.
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Cthulhusshoes
Cthulhusshoes
8.0★ · 11/06/25
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Everyone needs a bromance like this.
Everyone needs a bromance like this.
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Parth
Parth
9.1★ · 08/13/25
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
After literally ending the entire world in the first movie I think it’s only fair that these gangsters become humanitarians providing vaccinations for underprivileged children
After literally ending the entire world in the first movie I think it’s only fair that these gangsters become humanitarians providing vaccinations for underprivileged children
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Tristan Blyth
Tristan Blyth
7.0★ · 08/11/25
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Takashi Miike is lowkey goated
Takashi Miike is lowkey goated
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Chiyo
Chiyo
6.0★ · 07/15/25
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
y a pas Susumu donc c'est forcément moins bien que le premier
y a pas Susumu donc c'est forcément moins bien que le premier
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