
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $80.6K worldwide against a $1.4M budget
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Based on
Based on Ichi the Killer
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Setting
Set in Japan
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Collection
Part of Ichi Collection
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Hideo Yamamoto
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Sakichi SatoScreenplay
- Hideo YamamotoComic Book
- Original title
- 殺し屋1
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 22, 2001
- Original language
- Japanese
- Budget
- $1.4M
- Revenue
- $80.6K
- Countries
- Japan
- Collection
- Ichi Collection
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In the United States
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