Ichi the Killer (2001)
AKA: Koroshiya 1
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Starring: Nao Ohmori (Ichi), Tadanobu Asano (Kakihara), Shinya Tsukamoto (Jijii), Hiroyuki Tanaka (Kaneko), Paulyn Sun (Karen)
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese (Eng Subs)
Runtime: 02:09:37
Genres: BDSM, Gangster, Gore-Gruesome-Splatter, Prostitution, Sexual-Violence against Men, Sexual-Violence against Women, Scars, Self-Harm, Torture, Voyeur
Plot – Spoilers:
A hypnotist Jijii controls a young psychopathic killer Ichi to take advantage of two gangs at war with each other. Ichi is so brutal in his hits, there are cleanup men who mop up after him.
When Yakuza boss Anjo goes missing, his next-in-command Kakihara makes it his mission to unravel the situation. Kakihara is a pure masochist and when he hears Ichi has his sights on him, it titillates him.
There are plenty of bizarre and hilarious characters in this Takashi Miike classic that was considered so violent, it was banned in many countries.
haha fuck yes ive been waiting so long for this
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Kakihara is one of my favorite Japanese character ever! Ah!
nice movie, i like the balance of torture and crime 🙂
Enjoyed every minute.
Loved the scene where he bites his hand lol.
I’ll have to watch this again. (Hey– it wasn’t here before I asked for it! Not that I think I’m the only one.) It goes beyond the extreme violent, and even beyond a parody on the extreme violent. I think what is interesting here is the manner by which the sick behaviour of (some of) the characters seems just so natural for them, that the viewer is bound to believe this is an actual psycho disturbed world portrayed here. It isn’t funny, it’s crazy and sick in a convincing way, and that is no easy matter.
Am I the only one hoping for a BL ending of Kakihara with ? In their extreme sadomaso way. ????
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good
This is one of the best and most artistic movie ever to be made. Better than Shawshank Redemption
I own several versions of this but this one has the best giblets!
I understood everything except how was Kakihara sitting in the bath tub in the end?
This better be the uncut version.
WOW AWESOME MOVIE. TOTAL THRILL RIDE,,, THANKS TO YOU EFFEDUP , AGAIN
Geçtiğin yollara bi dön bak istedim Kakihara, götün düşmüş.
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Dai-ichi (第一) is a compound modifier phrase of Japanese origin, meaning number one. Takashi Miike cast a brilliant artist who portrayed a psychologically elaborate disposition of coveted evince.
Other films are bête noire in juxtaposition <3
Paulyn Sun’s performance is influentially and sublimely analogous to an Asiatic Helen Bonham Carter.
who was that kid at the ending
idk if i watched the uncut ver or the “safe” ver b4 on another site and not wanting to watch it again rn (not that i didnt enjoy its its one of my favorites of all time im just tired now) can someone whos seen both versions what the major differences r. like what scenes were cut from this one.
One of the all time greatest movies made. A tale of true psychological horror. It depicts violence in all it’s forms and sex. It shows the bonds we all share with both masochism and sadism. We can see ourselves in Ichi and Kakihara. The dance they unveil is not one of death, but of life itself, one of struggle and pain. I hope Hollywood never decides to do a remake of this film. If you can read the maga, it is so worth it!
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Lmao what the fuck was that ending hilarious watch though had me laughing
so many cool characters in this movie
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Seen as my UK dvd copy is cut I’m looking forward to seeing this in full for the first time
Aged like Fine Wine.
Takashi Miike at his best!
hell of a movie
The manga is better
I wish this dropped second Sadly but great movie overall.
I watch this film at least once a week..
ichi and kakihara are perfect gay rep. sometimes a man brutally murders every woman that comes into his life because his true soulmate is a man!
Great. The cheap gore somehow makes it better.
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Finally a worthy live action adaptation
I’d say this movie is fundamentally different from the manga. I don’t say it as a detrement to any of the two version but they’re indee different. The movie ending totally changes the core of the story, giving it a different core theme from the manga. But hta’s subjective, I love both the movie and the manga.
Came here after the manga, doesn’t make it any justice honestly. Read the manga which is a million times better.