| Ichi the Killer | |
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| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
| Produced by | Akiko Funatsu Dai Miyazaki |
| Written by | Manga: Hideo Yamamoto Screenplay: Sakichi Sato |
| Music by | Karera Musication Seiichi Yamamoto |
| Cinematography | Hideo Yamamoto |
| Editing by | Yasushi Shimamura |
| Distributed by | Prenom H |
| Released | September 14, 2001 (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Running time | Uncut: 129 min. R Rated: 117 min. |
| Budget | $1,400,000 USD (estimated) |
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Ichi the Killer (殺し屋１ Koroshiya 1) is a 2001 Japanese film based on a Hideo Yamamoto manga and directed by Takashi Miike.
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Synopsis[]
After a mob boss is killed in a strange and grusome gang hit, his sadomasochistic follower Kakihara investigates; killing and torturing his way through Japan to find those responsible. Unbeknownst to him, the killer is the most unlikely of persons; a whimpering child-like man, haunted by memories of a schoolmate's rape years before. Manipulated by a rival mob, they whip him into a vengeful fury, getting him to kill those in their way, as his alter ego Ichi (Named so after the big yellow one on his leather costume, Ichi being Japanese for One).
Trivia[]
- There were two different people named Hideo Yamamoto involved in Ichi the Killer, the original manga artist and the cinematographer.
Cast[]
- Tadanobu Asano ... Kakihara
- Nao Omori ... Ichi
- Shinya Tsukamoto ... Jijii
- Alien Sun ... Karen
- Susumu Terajima ... Suzuki
- Shun Sugata ... Takayama
- Toru Tezuka ... Fujiwara
- Yoshiki Arizono ... Nakazawa
- Kiyohiko Shibukawa ... Ryu Long
- Satoshi Niizuma ... Inoue
- Suzuki Matsuo ... Jiro/Saburo
- Jun Kunimura ... Funaki
- Sabu ... Kaneko
- Moro Morooka ... Coffee Shop Manager
- Houka Kinoshita ... Sailor's Lover
- Hiroyuki Kobayashi ... Takeshi
- Mai Goto ... Sailor
- Rio Aoki ... Miyuki
- Yoshiyuki Morishita ... Pub Patron
- Secchin Kawaya ... Club owner that gets face stretched
- Yuki Kazamatsuri ... Yakuza Girl
- Sakichi Sato ... Man Kicking Ichi
- Kaori Sugawara
- Hideo Sako
- Mako Takeda
- Masataka Haji
External links[]
- Ichi the Killer review at Eigapedia
- Snowblood Ichi the Killer review at Snowblood Apple
