Ichi the Killer

Ichi the Killer (2001)

18
30/05/2003 (GB)
Action, Crime, Horror
2h 9m

Love really hurts.

Overview

As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

  • Takashi MiikeDirector
  • Sakichi SatoScreenplay
  • Original Title

    殺し屋1

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

  • Budget

    $1,400,010

  • Revenue

    $80,631

Keywords

  • assassin
  • pain
  • yakuza
  • gore
  • dominatrix
  • violence against women
  • piercing
  • based on manga
  • drugs
  • criminal underworld
  • twins
  • blade
  • masochist
  • sadistic torture
  • predator turns victim
  • anarchic comedy
  • kabukicho

Top Billed Cast

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Kakihara

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Ichi

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Jijii

SABU

SABU

Kaneko

Paulyn Sun

Paulyn Sun

Karen

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Suzuki

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Takayama

Toru Tezuka

Toru Tezuka

Fujiwara

Yoshiki Arizono

Yoshiki Arizono

Nakazawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Ryu Long

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