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Ichi the Killer

Koroshiya 1 (Ichi the Killer)

2001

Takashi Miike

Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto, Pauline Suen ...

6.3

9,813

Thriller. Action The boss of the Anjo clan has disappeared, and his crazy masochistic subordinate Kakihara is desperately searching for clues. His suspicions centre on the mysterious Ichi, the rubber-suited killer who is responsible for the enthusiastic slaughter of an increasing number of yakuza. This gonzo gangland epic based on a popular manga stars Japanese indie superstar Tadanobu Asano as an albino yakuza terrorizing Tokyo’s gangster population ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Simon Abrams rogerebert.com	"It’s a wonderful poison apple of a gore movie (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Ian Nathan Empire	"Sometimes electrifying, sometimes plain alarming, Takashi Miike's gangster opus is certainly never dull (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"There are truly nauseating scenes of murder and torture, but without the satirical and psychological power they had in Miike's movie 'Audition' (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Chuck Bowen Slant	"[The film is] greater than the sum of its parts: an uncomfortable work of gutter surrealism (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Almar Haflidason BBC	"Imagine a Manga version of 'The Simpsons' Itchy and Scratchy storylines, but with more blood (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"Cartoonish as it often is, pic still reps a bad-taste challenge to all but the strongest constitutions"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"There’s more depth than meets the eye to this gorefest. It just might be hard to see it past the torrent of blood, viscera, and depraved mayhem."

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