Ichi the Killer (2002)

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Takashi Miike Director previously directed Graveyard of Horror

Takashi Miike's ultra-violent yakuza tale about a sadistic crime boss out to avenge his mentor; killed at the hands of the tortured vigilante, "Ichi".
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The ringtone on Kakihara's cellphone is the movie's theme song.

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Quote: Kakihara

There's no love in your violence.

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Tadanobu Asano Kakihara
Nao Omori Ichi
Shinya Tsukamoto Jijii
Paulyn Sun Karen
Susumu Terajima Suzuki
Shun Sugata Takayama
Toru Tezuka Fujiwara
Yoshiki Arizono Nakazawa
Kiyohiko Shibukawa Ryu Long
Satoshi Niizuma Inoue
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Anjo, a Yakuza boss vanishes along with three hundred million yen.  Kakihara, a loyal misfit and gang lead a violent and bloody search that raises the attention of other Yakuza gangs.  During this vicious search, Kakihara crosses Ichi's path, a mysterious killer with a dark and troubled past...
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Name Ichi the Killer
US Release July 25, 2002
UK Release May 30, 2003
AUS Release
Runtime 129
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Action
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extreme violence
martial arts
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