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Release Date:
25 July 2002 (Netherlands)
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Tagline:
Ai wa, kanari itai. (Love really hurts.)
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Plot:
When a Yakuza boss named Anjo disappears with 300 million yen, his chief henchman, a sadomasochistic man named Kakihara...
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Awards:
6 wins
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1 nomination
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| Yûichi Matsui | .... | special makeup effects artist (as Yuichi Matsu) |
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Additional Details
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.
Runtime:
129 min | USA:117 min (heavily cut) | Germany:110 min (heavily cut) | UK:120 min
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
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.
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Goofs:
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.
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Quotes:
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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Takashi Miike's "Ichi the Killer" is a masterpiece of insane cinema.This film is surely challenging-filled with enough sadistic violence and rape to satisfy fans of Japanese harrowing cinema.It's based on the popular manga by Hideo Yamamoto.The character of Ichi is truly amazing-he is a mysterious figure who slices various individuals into numerous bloody pieces with razor sharp blades strapped to his boots.The gore is pretty extreme as Ichi literally slices people in half with his razor-sharp boots.The acting is surprisingly good-Nao Omori and Tadanobu Asano are impressive as Ichi and Kakihara.Highly recommended,especially if you have strong stomach.9 out of 10.