Movie·2001·2h 9m
Ichi the Killer
Love really hurts.
Directed By
Takashi Miike
Country
Japan
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
Original title: 殺し屋1
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.
Written By
Sakichi Sato
Producer
Dai Miyazaki, Akiko Funatsu
Cinematography
Hideo Yamamoto
Music
Seiichi Yamamoto
Editor
Yasushi Shimamura
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Takashi Miike
Director
Seiichi Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
Dai Miyazaki
Producer
Akiko Funatsu
Producer
Yasushi Shimamura
Editor
Sakichi Sato
Screenplay
Toyoyuki Yokohama
Executive Producer
Albert Yeung
Executive Producer
Hideo Yamamoto
Director of Photography
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