Ichi the Killer

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R,2hrs 8min

Genres:

Drama,Horror

Released:

January 1, 2001

Distributor:

Medusa

Starring:

Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto ... More

Synopsis: Maverick auteur Takashi Miike spins this unsettling, blood-soaked yakuza yarn adapted from Hideo Yamamoto's cult manga Koroshiya 1. When mob don Anjo mysteriously disappears, his protégé Kakihara (Tadanobu Asano) vows to find the people responsible. Sporting a blond head of hair and a yawning, pierced slash for a mouth, Kakihara is no ordinary gangster and his methods are equally unorthodox; he impales one poor suspect's naked body on a series of meat hooks and then dumps hot oil on him. Meanwhile, ... Full Synopsis

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	V.A. Musetto, NEW YORK POST One of Miike's most violent and sadistic movies, filled with squirting blood, throat-slashing, limb-hacking and other forms of mutilation too gruesome to describe here. Read Review Metascore ^® from metacritic.com 50 Mixed or Average Reviews out of 100 Based on 8 critic reviews

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	Tadanobu Asano Kakihara Nao Omori Ichi Shinya Tsukamoto Alien Sun

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