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25 July 2002 (Netherlands) moreTagline:
Ai wa, kanari itai. (Love really hurts.) morePlot:
When a Yakuza boss named Anjo disappears with 300 million yen, his chief henchman, a sadomasochistic man named Kakihara... more | add synopsisAwards:
6 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
You can rip someone's arm off with your bare hands! more (252 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tadanobu Asano | ... | Kakihara | |
| Nao Omori | ... | Ichi | |
| Shinya Tsukamoto | ... | Jijii | |
| Paulyn Sun | ... | Karen (as Alien Sun) | |
| Susumu Terajima | ... | Suzuki (as Sabu) | |
| Shun Sugata | ... | Takayama | |
| Toru Tezuka | ... | Fujiwara | |
| Yoshiki Arizono | ... | Nakazawa | |
| Kiyohiko Shibukawa | ... | Ryu Long (as Kee) | |
| Satoshi Niizuma | ... | Inoue | |
| Suzuki Matsuo | ... | Jirô / Saburô | |
| Jun Kunimura | ... | Funaki | |
| Hiroyuki Tanaka | ... | Kaneko | |
| Moro Morooka | ... | Coffee Shop Manager | |
| Houka Kinoshita | ... | Sailor's Lover |
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Also Known As:
Ichi the Killer (International: English title)Koroshiya ichi (Japan) (alternative spelling)
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Rated R for strong perverse violence/gore and sexuality, language and drug content.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
129 min | USA:117 min (heavily cut) | Germany:110 min (heavily cut) | UK:120 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby SRCertification:
Germany:18 (heavily cut) | Portugal:M/18 | Chile:18 | Sweden:15 | Brazil:18 | Germany:(Banned) (uncut) | Norway:(Banned) (re-rating) (2008) | Sweden:18 (DVD rating) | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Québec) | Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) | France:-16 (DVD rating) | Hong Kong:III (cut) | Ireland:18 (heavily cut) | Italy:VM18 | Japan:R-18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 (cut) | USA:R (cut) | USA:Unrated | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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For the sequence in which his character is suspended from hooks and tortured, actor Susumu Terajima required twelve hours of makeup and other preparation, and then spent twelve more hours shooting the scene. moreGoofs:
Continuity: On the color movie cover, which shows a closeup of Kakihara's face, his scars are shown backwards. In the movie, the cross is over his right eye, but on the cover it is seen over his left. However, on the black and white cover the scars are shown correctly. moreQuotes:
Ichi: Did... you really want me to rape you, Miss Tachibana?Karen: Oh, no. I didn't want it from you. I wanted it from anyone. The only thing that can help me now is despair.
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What can one say about Ichi the Killer? I do have to say, without a doubt, it is one of the most unique films I have ever seen. I was afraid going in, after hearing all of the hype, that it would be gore just for the sake of gore. But the way it is portrayed and the characters are what really drive the movie and make it stand out from other gorefests. It may be my sick personality, but I found myself laughing a lot throughout the movie. There is a lot of black humor in the film, which I enjoy. I would not consider this a horror movie by any means though, as I was not scared at all while watching it and it had none of the tendencies of a traditional horror film. The only thing that kept me from giving it 10 stars is the ending, which is a bit abstract, but I'm sure it was intended that way. But I would recommend this film to anyone, cause it's something everyone should experience. The only movie I could compare this to would be Dead Alive, and that is a very loose comparison. Just do yourself a favor and watch it.