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Love really hurts. - Ichi the Killer
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Title: Ichi the Killer

Release Date: 22 Dec 2001

Runtime: 2h 9m

Genre: Action, Crime, Horror

Director: Omega Project, Omega Micott Inc., Excell Film Agentur

Production Companies: Omega Project, Omega Micott Inc., Excell Film Agentur

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7 (978 votes)

Cast

  • Kakihara: Tadanobu Asano
  • Ichi: Nao Ômori
  • Jijii: Shinya Tsukamoto
  • Kaneko: SABU
  • Karen: Paulyn Sun
  • Suzuki: Susumu Terajima
  • Takayama: Shun Sugata
  • Fujiwara: Toru Tezuka
  • Nakazawa: Yoshiki Arizono
  • Ryu Long: Kiyohiko Shibukawa
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