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Ichi the Killer

Ichi the Killer

Love really hurts.

Part of Ichi Collection

2001•2h 9m•7.0/10
ActionCrimeHorror

Ratings

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7.0/10(1K)

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

Omega Project, Omega Micott, Excell Film Agentur

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Kakihara

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Ichi

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Jijii

SABU

SABU

Kaneko

Paulyn Sun

Paulyn Sun

Karen

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Suzuki

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Takayama

Toru Tezuka

Toru Tezuka

Fujiwara

Yoshiki Arizono

Yoshiki Arizono

Nakazawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Ryu Long

Satoshi Niizuma

Satoshi Niizuma

Inoue

Suzuki Matsuo

Suzuki Matsuo

Jirô / Saburô

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Funaki

Moro Morooka

Moro Morooka

Coffee Shop Manager

Houka Kinoshita

Houka Kinoshita

Sailor's Lover

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Man in Restaurant

Yuki Kazamatsuri

Yuki Kazamatsuri

Yakuza Girl

Rio Aoki

Miyuki

Sakichi Sato

Sakichi Sato

Man Kicking Ichi

Kaoru Sugawara

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