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Dead or Alive 2 AKA Dead or Alive 2: Birds AKA Dead or Alive 2: Tôbôsha (2000)
Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends.Director: Takashi Miike
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Original Theatrical Trailer (01:31)
Bonus Trailers
- Dead or Alive (1:47)
- Dead or Alive: Final (1:08)
- Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (2:00)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:4 page liner notes by Tom Mes.
The liner notes booklet is identical to that in Kino's release of "Dead Or Alive: Final".
Also available in the "Dead Or Alive Trilogy" box set with "Dead Or Alive" and "Dead Or Alive: Final". -
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Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Filmographies
- Takashi Miike (5 pages)
- Riki Takeuchi (3 pages)
- Sho Aikawa (3 pages)
Sloan Freer Film Notes (6 pages)
Original Trailer (1:23)
Takashi Miike Trailer Reel
- Shinjuku Triad Society (1:23)
- Rainy Dog (1:24)
- Ley Lines (1:38)
- City of Lost Souls (1:32)
- Dead or Alive (1:35)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Extras:"Introduction by Takashi Miike" featurette (2:55)
Filmographies for:
- Takashi Miike (Director)
- Sho Aikawa (Actor)
- Riki Takeuchi (Actor)
- Shinya Tsukamoto (Actor)
- Ren Osugi (Actor)
- Edison Chen (Actor)
Trailers: (2:53)
- Theatrical trailer (1:21)
- "Dead or Alive Trilogy" theatrical trailer (1:32)
Web links -
Subtitles:French (FORCED on Japanese soundtrack)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The two trailers follow each other.
Also distributed by Universal Studiocanal Video.
Also available in the 'Asian Side' collection with a thinpak packaging. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* Dead or Alive
"Introduction by Takashi Miike" featurette (3:09)
Filmographies for:
– director Takashi Miike
– actor Sho Aikawa
– actor Riki Takeuchi
– actor Susumu Terajima
Theatrical trailer (1:30)
"Dead or Alive Trilogy" theatrical trailer (1:34)
Bonus trailers for "A Tale of Two Sisters", "Panda and the Magic Serpent", "Tongan Ninja" and "Gozu"
Web links
DISC TWO
* The Film (Dead or Alive 2)
"Introduction by Takashi Miike" featurette (2:55)
Filmographies for:
– director Takashi Miike
– actor Sho Aikawa
– actor Riki Takeuchi
– actor Shinya Tsukamoto
– actor Ren Osugi
– actor Edison Chen
Theatrical trailer (1:21)
"Dead or Alive Trilogy" theatrical trailer (1:32)
Web links
DISC THREE
* Dead Or Alive: Final
"Introduction by Takashi Miike" featurette (4:34)
Filmographies for:
– director Takashi Miike
– actor Sho Aikawa
– actor Riki Takeuchi
– actor Josie Ho
Theatrical trailer (1:01)
"Dead or Alive Trilogy" theatrical trailer (1:34)
Web links
DISC FOUR
"Electric Yakuza Go To Hell!" documentary (54:09)
"Censorship" interview with Takashi Miike ["La Censure"] (8:17)
Interview with Takashi Miike (12:23)
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Subtitles:French (FORCED on Japanese soundtrack)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Packaged in a 4-disc Digipack with cardboard slipcover.
Cover incorrectly states running time of "Censorship" interview to be 20 min.
The "Electric Yakuza Go To Hell!" documentary is in various languages, mostly English and Japanese, while other extras are in Japanese. All have forced french subtitles.
On discs 1 to 3, the two trailers follow each other.
Also distributed by Universal Studio Canal Video. -
Easter eggs:On discs 1, 2 and 3, go to the extras menu, select "Filmographies", go up and press enter to access DVD credits.
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Extras:Gallery
Trailer -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround -
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Extras:"Making-of" documentary
Film highlights
Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailers:
- "Dead or Alive"
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Extras:Trailers
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Subtitles:English and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
- R2 France "Dead Or Alive I II III boxset" has by far the best extras, but it is not English friendly and has FORCED French subtitles.
- R2 Japan has a "making-of" featurette but it is not English friendly.
- For an English friendly edition, R0 America, R0 UK and R2 Sweden have some minor extras. -
CUTS:
- R0 America- Kino Video - No cuts (96:57 NTSC)
- R0 Hong Kong- City Connection - No cuts (96:48 NTSC).
- R0 United Kingdom- Tartan Video - No cuts (96:50 NTSC=>PAL)
- R2 France- Wild Side Video/MGM - No cuts (93:01 PAL).
- R2 Dead or Alive Trilogy France- Wild Side Video/MGM - No cuts (93:01 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Media Market Distribution - No cuts (96:51 NTSC=>PAL).
- R2 Holland- Worldwide Cinema - No cuts
- R2 Japan- Toei Video - No cuts
- R2 Sweden- Universal Pictures - No cuts
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 17/05/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/12/16UPDATE LOG:
26/12/16: Additions of Germany, Hong Kong, updated US, ASINs.
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