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Ichi the Killer

2001, action, crime, horror

129 minutes

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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7.1

based on 4 critics

Cast

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Kakihara

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Ichi

SABU

SABU

Kaneko

Paulyn Sun

Paulyn Sun

Karen

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Takayama

Toru Tezuka

Toru Tezuka

Fujiwara

Yoshiki Arizono

Yoshiki Arizono

Nakazawa

Suzuki Matsuo

Suzuki Matsuo

Jirô / Saburô

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Funaki

Morooka Moro

Morooka Moro

Coffee Shop Manager

Houka Kinoshita

Houka Kinoshita

Sailor's Lover

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Man in Restaurant

Yuki Kazamatsuri

Yuki Kazamatsuri

Yakuza Girl

Rio Aoki

Miyuki

Sakichi Sato

Sakichi Sato

Man Kicking Ichi

Mai Goto

Sarah

Crew

Art

Takashi Sasaki

Production design

Camera

Costume and make-up

Michiko Kitamura

Costume design

Directing

Takashi Miike

Takashi Miike

Director

Editing

Production

Toyoyuki Yokohama

Executive producer

Albert Yeung

Executive producer

Dai Miyazaki

Producer

Akiko Funatsu

Producer

Sound

Seiichi Yamamoto

Original music composer

Mizuki Ito

Sound effects editor

Writing

Visual effects

Misako Saka

Visual effects supervisor

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