![]() ![]() She is more than once confronted and nearly killed by Ayane, who Kasumi tries to convince that Hayate is alive (since it is eventually clear that Ayane loves Hayate). Meanwhile, Kasumi begins to suspect Donovan of lying about her brother being killed in the previous tournament, and Hayabusa, infiltrating the main facility to find the truth, is captured. During her fight, Christie sees that the key to finding and unlocking the vault is a tattoo on the back of Helena's neck. The contest plays out, with multiple contestants fighting and being defeated (including Gen Fu, Bayman, Leon, and Zack), until only Kasumi, Christie, Hayabusa and Tina are left, with Helena being defeated by Christie. To add to the situation, an assassin from Kasumi's colony, named Ayane, has followed Kasumi to kill her and wipe away the disgrace the princess has caused to the clan. During the tournament, Max and Christie plan to steal the fortune stowed away inside a hidden vault. Victor Donovan, who, aided by egghead Weatherby, is gathering data (using injected nano-sensors) from the fights for some mysterious project. When they arrive, they are monitored by the island's supervisor, Dr. A final competitor is Helena Douglas, daughter of the tournament's late founder. ![]() Among the competitors are Kasumi, a shinobi ninja-princess looking for her brother Hayate (who was competing in the last tournament), Tina, a professional wrestler setting out to prove she has more potential (complicated by her father Bass being one of the contenders), Christie, a master thief and assassin, her treacherous partner Maximillian 'Max' Marsh, and Hayabusa, a friend of Kasumi and Hayate who follows Kasumi to keep her safe. Due to the film's poor performance, the United States release was delayed and the film was eventually given a limited release on June 15, 2007, by The Weinstein Company under Dimension Films.Ī group of martial arts and combat masters are invited to a fighting contest, "Dead or Alive", on an isolated island within an advanced complex, with the ultimate prize of $10 million. The film was a critical and commercial failure, grossing only $7.7 million worldwide against a $30 million budget, making it a box-office bomb. It was later released in the United Kingdom on September 15 by United International Pictures, and in Germany on October 19, 2006, by Constantin Film. It is an international co-production between Germany, United States and the United Kingdom.ĭOA: Dead or Alive was first released on September 7, 2006, in Australia. Principal photography took place from May to July 2005 in Bangkok, Guilin, Hengdian, and Hong Kong. It features an ensemble cast and has various appearances from characters of the franchise, led by Kasumi ( Devon Aoki), Christie Allen ( Holly Valance) and Tina Armstrong ( Jaime Pressly). The four female fighters begin as rivals, but work together to uncover the secret that the organizer of the tournament is trying to hide. In the film, fighters are invited to Dead or Alive, an invitational martial arts contest. ![]() It is directed by Corey Yuen and written by J. DOA: Dead or Alive is a 2006 martial arts action film based on the fighting video game franchise Dead or Alive developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo. ![]()
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