Ichi the Killer

2001

2h 9m

7.0

7.0/10

1,086 votes • View on IMDb

Action Crime Horror

"Love really hurts."

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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Status: Released

Budget: $1,400,010

Revenue: $80,631

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies

Omega Project Omega Micott Excell Film Agentur

Production Countries

Japan

Spoken Languages

English Japanese Cantonese

Keywords

assassin pain yakuza gore dominatrix violence against women piercing based on manga drugs criminal underworld twins blade masochist sadistic torture predator turns victim anarchic comedy kabukicho bold enthusiastic inflammatory crime horror

Quick Facts

Original Title	殺し屋1
Release Date	December 22, 2001
Status	Released
Language	JA
IMDb ID	tt0296042

Cast

Tadanobu Asano

Kakihara

Nao Omori

Ichi

Shinya Tsukamoto

Jijii

SABU

Kaneko

Paulyn Sun

Karen

Susumu Terajima

Suzuki

Shun Sugata

Takayama

Toru Tezuka

Fujiwara

Yoshiki Arizono

Nakazawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Ryu Long

Satoshi Niizuma

Inoue

Suzuki Matsuo

Jirô / Saburô

Key Crew

Dai Miyazaki

Producer

Takashi Miike

Director

Akiko Funatsu

Producer

Sakichi Sato

Screenplay

Toyoyuki Yokohama

Executive Producer

Albert Yeung