Dead or Alive 2: Birds

Dead or Alive 2: Birds

Part of Dead or Alive Collection

2000•1h 37m•6.9/10

CrimeDramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(103)

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.

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Production

Toei Video Company, Excellent Film, Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

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

Teah

Woo

Toru Tezuka

Toru Tezuka

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Jiro Umanami

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Magician Higashino

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