Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: December 22, 2001
Runtime: 129 minutes
Genres: Action, Crime, Horror
Original Language: JA
Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (1100 votes)
Ichi Collection

Ichi the Killer
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.

Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero
A masochistic mobster meets his match in the dark streets of Tokyo. His nemesis, Ichi, is a psychopathic killer with an unrelenting thirst for bloodshed. A horrifying secret burns in his mind, and his hands deal death without mercy. At last, the shrouds of mystery are parted to reveal the origin of the monster. The city will know its greatest fear at the unveiling of Ichi the Killer.

1-Ichi
In this prequel we witness the teenage roots of Ichi's manic-depressive beginnings and the origins of his monster-sized kicks and his anger, his psychological, as well as physical, beatings.
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Cast

Tadanobu Asano
Kakihara

Nao Omori
Ichi

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
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Yoshiyuki Morishita
Man in Restaurant

Yuki Kazamatsuri
Yakuza Girl

Sakichi Sato
Man Kicking Ichi

Mai Goto
Sarah

Manzo Shinra

Hideo Sako









