In a flashback, Ichi masturbates on an apartment balcony while watching a pimp assault a prostitute within. Off-camera, sadistic crime underboss Anjo is brutally murdered. An expert cleaning crew run by Jijii (Shinya Tsukamoto) immediately removes any trace of Anjo's remains, and credits Ichi for the kill. Later, Kakihara (Tadanobu Asano), Anjo's sadomasochistic enforcer, and other crime lords visit the spotless apartment, concluding that Anjo fled town with the prostitute and ¥3 million of the gang's money. Read more on Wikipedia.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Action, Crime, Horror, Drama, Thriller, Comedy |
Country: | Japan |
Produced By: | Toshiki Kimura, Albert Yeung, Sumiji Miyake, Akiko Funatsu, Elliot Tong, Yuchul Cho, Toyoyuki Yokohama, Dai Miyazaki |
Directed By: | Takashi Miike |
Written By: | Sakichi Satô, Hideo Yamamoto |
Cast: | Rio Aoki, Shun Sugata, Masataka Haji, SABU, Satoshi Niizuma, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Nao Ohmori, Susumu Terajima, Sakichi Satô, Mai Goto, Hôka Kinoshita, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Shin'Ya Tsukamoto, Moro Morooka, Paulyn Sun, Setchin Kawaya, Kaori Sugawara, Toru Tezuka, Mako Takeda, Yuki Kazamatsuri, Jun Kunimura, Suzuki Matsuo, Hideo Sako, Tadanobu Asano, Yoshiki Arizono |
In Theaters: | Jul 25, 2002 |
Runtime: | 2 hours 9 minutes |