Japan,
2000, 97 min
Directed by:
Takashi MiikeScreenplay:
Masa NakamuraComposer:
Chū IshikawaCast:
Shō Aikawa, 竹内力, Ken'ichi Endō, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Ren Ōsugi, Edison Chen, Tomorowo Taguchi, 手塚とおる, Hiroko IsayamaPlots(1)
Dead or Alive 2: Birds casts Aikawa and Takeuchi together again, but as new characters, a pair of rival yakuza assassins who turn out to be childhood friends; after a botched hit, they flee together to the island where they grew up, and decide to devote their deadly skills to a more humanitarian cause. (Arrow Films)
Cast
![Shō Aikawa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/398/159398174_8924e9.jpg)
Shō Aikawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Eel (1997)
Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
Rainy Dog (1997)
![竹内力](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/505/159505606_af24ad.jpg)
竹内力
Japan
Best movies:
Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)
Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)
![Ken'ichi Endō](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/768/166768999_e6a70d.jpg)
Ken'ichi Endō
Japan
Best movies:
Nobody Knows (2004)
The Raid 2 (2014)
Crows-Zero (2007)
![Shin'ya Tsukamoto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/230/164230506_9d97ce.jpg)
Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Japan
Best movies:
Tokyo Fist (1995)
Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007)
Bullet Ballet (1998)
![Ren Ōsugi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272793_3fbaf7.jpg)
Ren Ōsugi
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
By Player (2000)
Fireworks (1997)
![Edison Chen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273581_e17564.jpg)
Edison Chen
Canada
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Infernal Affairs (2002)
Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
![Tomorowo Taguchi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/359/166359792_98d634.jpg)
Tomorowo Taguchi
Japan
Best movies:
By Player (2000)
Love Letter (1995)
Switching - Goodbye Me (2007)
![手塚とおる](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/085/168085729_o3i1gb.jpg)
手塚とおる
Japan
Best movies:
Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)
Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
Love & Pop (1998)
Hiroko Isayama
Japan
Best movies:
Vengeance for Sale (2001)
The Great Passage (2013)
Róningai (1990)