Dead Or Alive - 1999 - 7/10
AKA - Deddo oa Araibu: Hanzaisha // 犯罪者

The opening ten minutes is demonstration time!
Unbelievable sequence of quick cutting introduces characters, a decadent yakuza, a high voltage heist.
The editing is a jaw dropping example of concision, along with the show, don’t say ethos.
A low level street gang robs a powerful yakuza boss.
The boss, in turn, coerces an indebted cop to track the gang and bring them to him.
What follows is a weird, ugly crime film of betrayals and vengeance.
A film that grows progressively stranger, with an off-the-rails finale.