Other Titles • Ichi the Killer • Koroshiya 1 (2001) • Koroshiya ichi
Synopses for Ichi the Killer (2001)
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Welcome to a world where violence is a virtue and depravity is a way of life. This is the underside of Shinjuku, and the home of Kakihara, a sadistic Yakuza killer. He relentlessly tears apart the underworld searching for the man who killed his boss. The mastermind behind the plot is Jijii, an ex-cop bent on the turning the gangsters of Japan against one another. His trump card is a physically powerful lunatic who is constantly on the verge of snapping. This madman is Ichi the killer, and between him and Kakihara, the streets will run red with blood.
(39 votes)
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Prolific director Takashi Miike (AUDITION) keeps finding new ways to test the boundaries of on-screen violence. ICHI THE KILLER is a masterful piece of filmmaking, simultaneously funny and horrific, but it’s only for viewers with strong stomachs. One character, Kakihara (Japanese indie film heartthrob Tadanobu Asano), a masochistic yakuza lieutenant, has slits in his cheeks through which he blows cigarette smoke and gleefully hacks off his own tongue to apologize for his impudence. Then there’s eponymous assassin (Nao Omori), a painfully shy but sadistic young voyeur who wears a leather superhero outfit to work. Manipulated by the cagey and mysterious Jijii (English translation: "Gramps," Shinya Tsukamoto), Ichi lashes out and massacres those Jijii deems bullies, and basically anyone else who upsets his frail psyche. Jijii uses the demented lad to start a bloody war between rival yakuza factions. Miike’s film is full of grotesquely over-the-top violent set pieces, including flying entrails, graphic mutilations, and even a severed human face splattered against a wall and slowly sliding to the ground. It’s all captured with kinetic camerawork and hyperactive editing. It’s not for everyone, but bolder viewers will find it uniquely entertaining.
(39 votes)
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"Ichi The Killer" tells the unfortunate tale of a retarded weirdo superhero/sex perv (Ichi) and a sado-masochistic gangster freak named (Kakihara). With way-over-the-top violence, gore, and rape, this film's for a "special" audience...
One day, Boss Anjo of the powerful yakuza group "The Anjo Group" vanishes, together with one hundred million yen. In fact, Boss Anjo was assassinated by the killer Ichi, with the bloodbath masterminded by Jijii. Kakihara, a member of the Anjo Group, orders his crew to search for the boss, basically turning the town upside down. With the help of mysterious club hostess Karen, Kakihara gets closer to finding Jijii's hired killer Ichi...
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Welcome to a world where violence is a virtue and depravity is a way of life. This is the underside of Shinjuku, and the home of Kakihara, a sadistic Yakuza killer. He relentlessly tears apart the underworld searching for the man who killed his boss. The mastermind behind the plot is Jijii, an ex-cop bent on the turning the gangsters of Japan against one another. His trump card is a physically powerful lunatic who is constantly on the verge of snapping. This madman is Ichi the killer, and between him and Kakihara, the streets will run red with blood.
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Yakuza boss Anjo disappears with 100 million yen. His loyal gang members, led by Kakihara, start a search, but their aggressive methods worry the other yakuza gangs. Kakihara's most scary counterpart is the mysterious Ichi, a psychopathic killer with a dark childhood secret...
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(39 votes)
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When Yakuza boss Anjo mysteriously disappears, his right hand man Kakihara sets out to discover who is responsible. Kakihara is a brutal and sadistic weapon, and uses his detachment from social morality to his advantage, torturing and killing those he needs answers from. Meanwhile, in the shadowy streets, a bizarre individual named Jijii has been manipulating Ichi, an unbalanced killer in a superhero costume, for his own needs. When Kakihari learns of the urban legend of Ichi, he sets out to find him, hoping that he can deliver the pain he desires.
(32 votes)
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