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Ichi the Killer

Original title: 殺し屋1

Love really hurts.

2001 · 2h 9m

Directed by Takashi Miike

7.0

TMDB audience score
1,165 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Tadanobu Asano
    Kakihara

  • Nao Omori
    Ichi

  • Shinya Tsukamoto
    Jijii

  • Sabu
    Kaneko

  • Paulyn Sun
    Karen

  • Susumu Terajima
    Suzuki

  • Shun Sugata
    Takayama

  • Toru Tezuka
    Fujiwara

  • Yoshiki Arizono
    Nakazawa

  • Kiyohiko Shibukawa
    Ryu Long

  • Satoshi Niizuma
    Inoue

  • Suzuki Matsuo
    Jirô / Saburô

  • Jun Kunimura
    Funaki

  • Moro Morooka
    Coffee Shop Manager

  • Houka Kinoshita
    Sailor's Lover

  • Yoshiyuki Morishita
    Man in Restaurant

  • Yuki Kazamatsuri
    Yakuza Girl

  • Rio Aoki
    Miyuki