Ichi the Killer

About Ichi the Killer

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.

Ichi the Killer is a 2001 crime horror film directed by Takashi Miike. Tadanobu Asano stars as Kakihara, Nao Omori as Ichi, Shinya Tsukamoto as Jijii, and SABU as Kaneko.

It runs 129 minutes and was released in December 2001. Written by Sakichi Sato. It was produced by Omega Project. The story is adapted from a manga.

Members will find enthusiastic, twins, yakuza, and criminal underworld in it. In the United States it streams on Cineverse Amazon Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, and Hi-YAH. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 1,154 TMDB voters.

Irreversible, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, and Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades make useful companions to Ichi the Killer, all filed under drugs, gore, and violence against women.