- HD 1080
- Runtime: 129m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Takashi Miike
- Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Ômori, Shinya Tsukamoto, SABU, Paulyn Sun
- keywords: pain, yakuza, gore, dominatrix, violence against women, piercing, based on manga, drugs, twins, blade, masochist, sadistic torture, predator turns victim, anarchic comedy
- Production_studio: Omega Project, Omega Micott Inc., Excell Film Agentur
- Slogan: Love really hurts.
- providers: Peacock Premium, Criterion Channel, Hi-YAH, Peacock Premium Plus
- The Ichi the Killer is featured in the top rankings of 2001
- #13 in Top Action Movies of 2001
- #11 in Top Crime Movies of 2001
- #8 in Top Horror Movies of 2001
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.
