Alive (2001) (Japanese)

Tenshu is imprisoned and sentenced to death for murdering the men who raped his girlfriend. However, he manages to survive his execution and is presented with an option: face another execution attempt or subject himself to their bizarre and dangerous experiments. He choses the latter and is put in a cell with a rapist and a woman who’s infected with a taint that transports from person to person during extreme anger. The taint is transferred to Tenshu and he must now deal with the military who has interrupted the experiment to obtain it

Review: (Taken from IMDB)
***Caution: May or may not contain spoilers.***

I found this movie to be very well-paced. The premise is quite imaginative, and as a viewer I was pulled along as the
characters developed. The pacing is done very well for those that like to think–enough is kept hidden from the viewer
early on, and questions keep arising which are later answered, producing a well-thought out and very satisfying film,
both cerebrally and from an action standpoint.

It seems some people were looking for a non-stop roller-coaster ride with this film–one of those that comes charging out
of the gate. This would be more analogous to one of those coasters that first takes you slowly up the hill–creating a
wonderful sense of anticipation–and is ultimately, in my mind, more fulfilling for the foundation initially laid.
Excellent film.

Title: Alive
Year Released: 2001/2
Directed By: Ryuhei Kitamura
Cast: Hideo Sakak, Ryô, Koyuki, Shun Sugata
Running Time: 119 Minutes
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-fi / Thriller
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese

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