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Ichi The Killer (DVD, 2009)

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Prolific director Takashi Miike (AUDITION) keeps finding new ways to test the boundaries of on-screen violence. ICHI THE KILLER is a masterful piece of filmmaking, simultaneously funny and horrific, but it's only for viewers with strong stomachs. One character, Kakihara (Japanese indie film heartthrob Tadanobu Asano), a masochistic yakuza lieutenant, has slits in his cheeks through which he blows cigarette smoke and gleefully hacks off his own tongue to apologize for his impudence. Then there's eponymous assassin (Nao Omori), a painfully shy but sadistic young voyeur who wears a leather superhero outfit to work. Manipulated by the cagey and mysterious Jijii (English translation: 'Gramps' Shinya Tsukamoto), Ichi lashes out and massacres those Jijii deems bullies, and basically anyone else who upsets his frail psyche. Jijii uses the demented lad to start a bloody war between rival yakuza factions. Miike's film is full of grotesquely over-the-top violent set pieces, including flying entrails, graphic mutilations, and even a severed human face splattered against a wall and slowly sliding to the ground. It's all captured with kinetic camerawork and hyperactive editing. It's not for everyone, but bolder viewers will find it uniquely entertaining.

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EAN5060085364683

eBay Product ID (ePID)73732324

Product Key Features

ActorSusumu Terajima, Nao Omori, Sabu, Alien Sun, Tadanobu Asano, Shinya Tsukamoto

Film/TV TitleIchi the Killer

DirectorTakashi Miike

LanguageJapanese

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time120 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

FormatDVD

Release Year2009

FeaturesFeature length Audio Commentary with Asian movie expert Bey Logan, leading lady Alien Sun and producer Elliot Tong, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreHorror/Occult