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Ichi the Killer

When a Yakuza boss named Anjo disappears with 300 million yen, his chief henchman, a sadomasochistic man named Kakihara, and the rest of his mob goons go looking for him. After capturing and torturing a rival Yakuza member looking for answers, they soon realize they have the wrong man and begin looking for the man named Jijii who tipped them off in the first place. Soon enough Kakihara and his men encounter Ichi, a psychotic, sexually-repressed young man with amazing martial arts abilities and blades that come out of his shoes. One by one Ichi takes out members of the Yakuza and all the while Kakihara intensifies his pursuit of Ichi and Ichi's controller Jijii. What will happen as the final showdown happens between the tortured and ultra-violent Ichi and the pain-craving Kakihara?

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Cast & Crew See All

Tadanobu Asano
Kakihara
Nao Omori
Ichi
Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Jijii

Awards

  • 2002 - Best Special Effects - - winner
  • 2002 - Japanese Professional Movie Award - Best Film - winner
  • 2002 - Japanese Professional Movie Award - Best Director - winner
  • 2003 - Mainichi Film Concours - Best Supporting Actor - winner

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