Action ·Crime ·Horror · Japan · 2001 · 2h 9m

Ichi the Killer

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Ichi the Killer poster
Director
Takashi Miike
Cast
Tadanobu Asano as Kakihara Nao Omori as Ichi Shinya Tsukamoto as Jijii SABU as Kaneko Paulyn Sun as Karen Susumu Terajima as Suzuki
Crew
Hideo Yamamoto — Director of Photography Yasushi Shimamura — Editor Seiichi Yamamoto — Original Music Composer Sakichi Sato — Screenplay Dai Miyazaki — Producer Akiko Funatsu — Producer
Tagline

Love really hurts.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Ichi the Killer — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
assassinpainyakuzagoredominatrixviolence against womenpiercingbased on mangadrugscriminal underworldtwinsblade
Key Collaborators
Takashi Miike Director Hideo Yamamoto Director of Photography Yasushi Shimamura Editor Seiichi Yamamoto Original Music Composer Sakichi Sato Screenplay Dai Miyazaki Producer Akiko Funatsu Producer Takashi Sasaki Production Design Michiko Kitamura Costume Design
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