Alive - Japanese action suspense movie DVD Ryuhei Kitamura 4.5 stars!

Plot: For the brutal murder of his girlfriend's rapists; Tenshu is sentenced to die in the electric chair. Miraculously surviving the chair he is given a choice to: burn in the chair once again or take part in a vicious and highly secretive experiment. Overview: Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura ("Versus"; "Azumi"; "Aragami Duel"; "Down To Hell"; "The Messenger"; "Godzilla Final Wars"). Based on a popular Manga by Tsutomu Takahashi ("Sky High"); "Alive" combines the tension of Vincenzo Natali's "Cube" and Kitamura's own "Versus". For the brutal murder of his girlfriend's rapists; Tenshu is sentenced to die in the electric chair. Resigned to his fate and unmoved by his actions; he survives the lethal high voltage punishment. He is then given the choice to burn again; or take part in a vicious experiment pitting him against another prisoner and a mysterious alien life force. Here is where the true punishment begins. Featuring moving performances by Hideo Sakaki; Ryo; Koyuki; Erika Oda; Jun Kunimura; Bengal; Tetta Sugimoto; and Tak Sakaguchi. 119 min. English subtitled.