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Ichi the Killer (2001)

Dec 22, 2001 · 2h 9m

7.0/10 TMDB user score
1,165 votes on TMDB

Love really hurts.

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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Top cast

  • 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
  • Moro Morooka Moro Morooka Coffee Shop Manager
  • Houka Kinoshita Houka Kinoshita Sailor's Lover
  • Yoshiyuki Morishita Yoshiyuki Morishita Man in Restaurant

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