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Dead or Alive 2: Birds
JAPAN · 2000

Dead or Alive 2: Birds

Takashi Miike
redemption childhood friendship contract killing organized crime nostalgia
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Synopsis

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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