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Ichi the Killer

Ichi the Killer

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Ichi the Killer

"Love really hurts."

2001

2h 9m

7.0(1143 votes)

Action

Crime

Horror

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Sakichi Sato
Produced by: Dai Miyazaki
Akiko Funatsu

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