Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero

Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero

Anime at its most extreme.

Part of Ichi Collection

2002•47m•5.6/10

AnimationDramaHorrorThrillerCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.6/10(31)

A masochistic mobster meets his match in the dark streets of Tokyo. His nemesis, Ichi, is a psychopathic killer with an unrelenting thirst for bloodshed. A horrifying secret burns in his mind, and his hands deal death without mercy. At last, the shrouds of mystery are parted to reveal the origin of the monster. The city will know its greatest fear at the unveiling of Ichi the Killer.

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Production

Anime International Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Chihiro Suzuki

Chihiro Suzuki

Ichi (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji

Shinpachi Tsuji

Jijii (voice)

Takashi Miike

Takashi Miike

Kakihara (voice)

Sayaka Ohara

Sayaka Ohara

Midori (voice)

Atsushi Imaruoka

Atsushi Imaruoka

Nobuo (voice)

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Hirose (voice)

Ema Kogure

Ema Kogure

Jiro (voice)

Eri Saito

Eri Saito

Mother (voice)

Hajime Iijima

Hajime Iijima

Assistant Instructor (voice)

Hiroaki Yoshida

Hiroaki Yoshida

Teacher (voice)

Isao Yamagishi

Isao Yamagishi

Kaneda (voice)

Keiko Tada

Waitress (voice)

Kouki Miyata

Kouki Miyata

Hirano (voice)

Mitsuru Ogata

Mitsuru Ogata

Financial Officer (voice)

Toshihiko Nakajima

Toshihiko Nakajima

Store Manager (voice)

Yasuhiro

Yasuhiro

Imamura (voice)

Yutaka Aoyama

Yutaka Aoyama

Father (voice)

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