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Ichi the Killer (2003)
- NR
- 05/19/2003 (US)
- Action, Crime, Horror
- 2h 9m
Love really hurts.
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.
Takashi Miike
DirectorSakichi Sato
ScreenplayCast
![Tadanobu Asano's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/wDw1z9Pk9dEzopzlZQ4X8wTbj1t.jpg)
Tadanobu Asano
Kakihara![Nao Ômori's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/vksNisBd3SG6WNtBuIJzVXWRjhO.jpg)
Nao Ômori
Ichi![Shinya Tsukamoto's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/lHt4zpGcyI7QVdFrmzJ2WqEJ5kt.jpg)
Shinya Tsukamoto
Jijii![SABU's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qNjgqL33xBtkEJfW51G2Cc08pu6.jpg)
SABU
Kaneko![Paulyn Sun's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/4jQXsptwbZAhunpuV4MLWosFxHG.jpg)
Paulyn Sun
Karen![Susumu Terajima's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/ls7hOjfFjOOTow7x0IP4GhcCeJf.jpg)
Susumu Terajima
Suzuki![Shun Sugata's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/iBy21Xet3OF6ULl9iQnT4s70FHT.jpg)
Shun Sugata
Takayama![Toru Tezuka's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/pTh4Dc2qqdzRLYaWXEUQZp8bScA.jpg)