Ichi the Killer

2001 · directed by Takashi Miike

Rating

65/100

Hit

no

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 (2001), directed by Takashi Miike, rates 65/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Tadanobu Asano
• Nao Omori
• Shinya Tsukamoto
• Sabu
• Paulyn Sun
• Susumu Terajima
• Shun Sugata
• Toru Tezuka
• Yoshiki Arizono
• Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Crew

• Hideo Yamamoto — Director of Photography
• Yasushi Shimamura — Editor
• Seiichi Yamamoto — Original Music Composer
• Sakichi Sato — Screenplay

More from Takashi Miike

1. Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000) — 81/100 · hit
2. Fudoh: The New Generation (1996) — 81/100 · hit
3. 13 Assassins (2010) — 80/100 · hit
4. Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) — 74/100
5. Audition (2000) — 73/100
6. The Bird People in China (1998) — 73/100

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