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| Prolific director Takashi Miike (AUDITION) keeps finding new ways to test the boundaries of on-screen violence. ICHI THE KILLER is a masterful piece of filmmaking, simultaneously funny and horrific, but it's only for viewers with strong stomachs. One character, Kakihara (Japanese indie film heartthrob Tadanobu Asano), a masochistic yakuza lieutenant, has slits in his cheeks through which he blows cigarette smoke and gleefully hacks off his own tongue to apologize for his impudence. Then there's eponymous assassin (Nao Omori), a painfully shy but sadistic young voyeur who wears a leather superhero outfit to work. Manipulated by the cagey and mysterious Jijii (English translation: "Gramps," Shinya Tsukamoto), Ichi lashes out and massacres those Jijii deems bullies, and basically anyone else who upsets his frail psyche. Jijii uses the demented lad to start a bloody war between rival yakuza factions. |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Directors: |
Takashi Miike |
| Actors: |
Nao Omori · Paulyn Sun · Sabu · Shinya Tsukamoto · Susuma Terajima |
| Stars: |
Tadanobu Asano |
| UPC: |
631595031386, 631595031782, 631595065480, 631595092684 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 9min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: 2-Disc Set; Collector's Blood Bag; Uncut, DVD: 3-Disc Set; Special Edition, DVD: R-Rated Version, DVD: Unrated Version |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA), Unrated |
| Subgenre: |
Japanese |
| Release Date: |
2002 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Japanese |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Sakichi Sato |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/01/2003, p.134, Jamie Russell): "...This demented butcher shop of a movie takes Asian cinema to new extremes...", (07/01/2003, p.64, Jonathan Barnes): "...Takashi's kinetic direction and stylish visual flair are humorous and diverting...", (12/11/2003, p.219, Peter Kenis): "Takashi Miike's ICHI THE KILLER separates the men from the boys....With hyperkinetic camerawork and editing as well as a deep plot shaded with viciously dark humor..." |
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