Alive (2002 film)

Alive (アライヴ, Araivu) is a 2002 Japanese science fiction film directed and co-written by Ryuhei Kitamura. It is based on the manga of the same name by Tsutomu Takahashi and stars Hideo Sakaki, Ryo, Koyuki, Jun Kunimura, and Tak Sakaguchi. In the film, two death row inmates are confined to an isolation cell with an alien organism that surges the violent nature of its host. Alive was theatrically released in Japan on June 21, 2003.

Alive
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiアライヴ
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnAraivu
Directed byRyuhei Kitamura
Screenplay by
  • Ryuhei Kitamura
  • Yūdai Yamaguchi
  • Isao Kiriyama
Based onAlive
by Tsutomu Takahashi
Produced by
  • Hidemi Satani
  • Taizō Fukumaki
Starring
CinematographyTakumi Furuya
Edited byShuichi Kakesu
Music byNobuhiko Morino
Daisuke Yano
Production
companies
  • Suplex Inc.
  • Napalm Films
Distributed byThe Klock Worx Company
Skyworks
Release dates
  • September 7, 2002 (2002-09-07) (TIFF)
  • June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) (Japan)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
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