DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
2006 film directed by Corey Yuen
- Released
- 2006
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Ninja film
- Director
- Corey Yuen
- Screenplay
- J. F. Lawton
- Producer
- Paul W. S. Anderson, Bernd Eichinger
- Music
- Junkie XL
- Starring
- Holly Valance, Jaime Pressly, Devon Aoki, Sarah Carter, Natassia Malthe, Eric Roberts, Matthew Marsden, Steve Howey
- Running time
- 87 minutes
- Production company
- Constantin Film
- Distributor
- Constantin Film, Netflix
- Budget
- $30 million
- Based on
- Dead or Alive
- Set in
- Hong Kong, Japan
DOA: Dead or Alive is a 2006 martial arts action film based on the fighting video game franchise Dead or Alive. It is directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Corey Yuen and written by J. F. Lawton and Adam and Seth Gross. In the film, fighters are invited to Dead or Alive, an invitational martial arts contest. The four female fighters begin as rivals, but work together to uncover the secret that the organizer of the tournament is trying to hide. 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).
Principal photography took place from May to July 2005 in Bangkok, Guilin, Hengdian, and Hong Kong. It is an international co-production between Germany, United States and the United Kingdom.
Cast
- Holly Valance
- Jaime Pressly
- Devon Aoki
- Sarah Carter
- Natassia Malthe
- Eric Roberts
- Matthew Marsden
- Steve Howey
- Kevin Nash
- Brian J. White
- Kane Kosugi
- Collin Chou
- Martin Crewes
- Theodore Thomas
- Robin Shou
- Liu Fang
- Derek Boyer
- Silvio Simac
- Anna Bolt
More films directed by Corey Yuen
- Ninja in the Dragon's Den 1982
- Yes, Madam 1985
- No Retreat, No Surrender 1986
- Righting Wrongs 1986
- No Retreat, No Surrender 2 1987
- In the Blood 1988
- She Shoots Straight 1990
- Saviour of the Soul 1991
- Saviour of the Soul II 1992
- Fong Sai-yuk 1993
- Fong Sai-yuk II 1993
- The New Legend of Shaolin 1994
- The Bodyguard from Beijing 1994
- High Risk 1995
- My Father Is a Hero 1995
- Hero 1997
- And Now You're Dead 1998
- The Avenging Fist 2001
- The Twins Effect II 2004
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q516222 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.