

Ichi the Killer
2001-12-22 · 129 min · ★ 7.0
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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Production details
- Directors
- Takashi Miike
- Production companies
- Omega Project, Omega Micott, Excell Film Agentur
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,400,010
- Revenue
- USD 80,631
Top Cast
Tadanobu AsanoKakihara
Nao OmoriIchi
Shinya TsukamotoJijii
SABUKaneko
Paulyn SunKaren
Susumu TerajimaSuzuki
Shun SugataTakayama
Toru TezukaFujiwara
Yoshiki ArizonoNakazawa
Kiyohiko ShibukawaRyu Long
Satoshi NiizumaInoue
Suzuki MatsuoJirô / Saburô
Jun KunimuraFunaki
Moro MorookaCoffee Shop Manager
Houka KinoshitaSailor's Lover
Yoshiyuki MorishitaMan in Restaurant
Yuki KazamatsuriYakuza Girl
Sakichi SatoMan Kicking IchiTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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