Ichi the Killer

Ichi the Killer (2001)

殺し屋1

Love really hurts.

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.

Date of release
2001-12-22
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1163)
Runtime
2h 9m
Genres
Action, Crime, Horror
Director
Takashi Miike
Collection
Ichi Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Ichi the Killer

Ichi the Killer is a 2001 Japanese yakuza splatter film directed by Takashi Miike, written by Sakichi Sato, and starring Tadanobu Asano and Nao Omori. Based on Hideo Yamamoto's manga series of the same name, its plot follows a psychologically damaged man who is manipulated into assaulting or killing rival faction members of feuding yakuza gangs while being pursued by a sadomasochistic enforcer.

Production

The soundtrack was written and produced by Karera Musication, a side project of the Japanese band Boredoms, under the direction of ex-guitarist Seiichi Yamamoto and percussionist/band leader Yoshimi P-We.

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