Ichi the Killer (2001)

Name: Ichi the Killer
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror
Released: 2001
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto, SABU, Paulyn Sun

2h 9m Japan

Action Crime Horror

Plot

In "Ichi the Killer," the sadistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara embarks on a quest to locate his vanished boss. During his search, he encounters Ichi, a disturbed and repressed assassin capable of inflicting unimaginable pain. Fascinated by Ichi's violent tendencies, Kakihara becomes entangled in a chilling game of cat and mouse, where his desires for suffering and chaos collide with Ichi’s unpredictable nature. As their paths intertwine, the boundaries between pleasure and pain blur, leading to a grim exploration of their dark psyches.

Cast

Tadanobu Asano Nao Omori Shinya Tsukamoto SABU Paulyn Sun Susumu Terajima Shun Sugata Toru Tezuka Yoshiki Arizono Kiyohiko Shibukawa Satoshi Niizuma Suzuki Matsuo Jun Kunimura Moro Morooka Houka Kinoshita