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Ichi the Killer (2001)

Love really hurts.

Genre : Action, Crime, Horror

Runtime : 2H 9M

Director : Takashi Miike
Writer : Sakichi Satō

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.

Actors

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
Morooka Moro
Morooka Moro
Coffee Shop Manager
Houka Kinoshita
Houka Kinoshita
Sailor's Lover
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Yuki Kazamatsuri
Yuki Kazamatsuri
Yakuza Girl
Rio Aoki
Rio Aoki
Miyuki
Makoto Takeda
Makoto Takeda
Sakichi Satō
Sakichi Satō
Man Kicking Ichi
Kaori Sugawara
Kaori Sugawara
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Takeshi
Mai Goto
Mai Goto
Sarah
Manzô Shinra
Manzô Shinra
Masataka Haji
Masataka Haji
Hideo Sako
Hideo Sako

Crews

Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike
Director
Sakichi Satō
Sakichi Satō
Screenplay
Akiko Funatsu
Akiko Funatsu
Producer
Dai Miyazaki
Dai Miyazaki
Producer
Karera Musication
Karera Musication
Original Music Composer
Seiichi Yamamoto
Seiichi Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
Yasushi Shimamura
Yasushi Shimamura
Editor
Takashi Sasaki
Takashi Sasaki
Production Design
Hideo Yamamoto
Hideo Yamamoto
Director of Photography
Hideo Yamamoto
Hideo Yamamoto
Comic Book
Toyoyuki Yokohama
Toyoyuki Yokohama
Executive Producer
Albert Yeung
Albert Yeung
Executive Producer
Michiko Kitamura
Michiko Kitamura
Costume Design
Mizuki Ito
Mizuki Ito
Sound Effects Editor
Yoshiya Obara
Yoshiya Obara
Sound
Misako Saka
Misako Saka
Visual Effects Supervisor

Trailers and other movies

Ichi The Killer | 殺手阿一 | Trailer

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