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Tadanobu Asano (Actor), Nao Ohmori (Actor), Takashi Miike (Director) Rated:

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Welcome to a world where violence is a virtue and depravity is a way of life. This is the underside of Shinjuku, and the home of Kakihara, a sadistic yakuza killer. He relentlessly tears apart the underworld searching for the man who killed his boss. The mastermind behind the plot is Jijii, an ex-cop bent on turning the gangsters of Japan against one another. His trump card is a physically powerful lunatic who is constantly on the verge of snapping. This madman is Ichi the Killer, and between him and Kakihara, the streets will run red with blood.

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Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : s_medNotRated NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.2 Ounces
Director : Takashi Miike
Media Format : Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen, Special Edition
Run time : 2 hours and 9 minutes
Release date : November 18, 2003
Actors : Tadanobu Asano, Nao Ohmori, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Paulyn Sun, Susumu Terajima
Subtitles: : English
Producers : Akiko Funatsu, Albert Yeung, Dai Miyazaki, Elliot Tong, Sumiji Miyake
Language : Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
Studio : Media Blasters
ASIN : B0000CABGW
Writers : Hideo Yamamoto, Sakichi Satô
Number of discs : 1

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David Davenport

It's not for the easily offended, or honestly anyone that gets offended by ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2018

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I don't really know how to sum up the life-changing moment that you have after watching this film for the first time all-the-way through. It's not for the easily offended, or honestly anyone that gets offended by fiction in general, but dear god is this film beyond twisted and intense. It somehow sits in a category of being a "hipster" film as much as it is a torture porn, but not in the horrendous way that say "I Spit On Your Grave" or "Saw" would be considered to be. It's immaculate in its insanity and unique beyond almost any other film before it. It's grotesque as it is beautiful, and intriguing and as it is shocking. It's a must see film for fans of horror, anime, eastern crime cinema, and just unsettling content in general. Do not watch this at a party or around family by any means, it's just too much for most to handle. I've seen people literally get into arguments while watching Ichi because of the taboo subject material and the judgments/assumptions that some will make if you present this film to them. It's an upsetting and intriguing experience unlike any other piece of art before it.

So let me just say this, the way I describe Ichi The Killer to people haven't seen it is as so....
"If you want to see a film with everything that is terrible or horrible in the world all rolled up into one giant ball then Ichi is a must watch." It has torture, masturbation, extreme gore, extreme sexual assault, women being brutally beaten, hard-drug use, child death, gun violence, people being burnt, stabbed, beaten, abusive relationships...it just covers all the bases of everything that is horrible and I applaud it for being so abrasive and different than anything else out there.

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Kevin Dudley

This review pertains to the remastered blu-ray by Well Go USA

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2018

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Takeshi Miike's legendary and controversial 2001 film adaptation of the manga "Ichi the Killer" will always be a rough looking film. It was filmed in 16 millimeter, telecined to HD video for post production, and then filmed out on 35mm inter-negative for the making of release prints.

Previous DVD and blu-rays of the film have looked terrible. A lot of people blamed that on the process that the film was made. I called shenanigans on those assertions stating that these prior releases were simply botched transfers and that someone needed to at some point do a full blown HD restoration of this classic and notorious film.

Enter Emperor Motion Pictures who in 2017 oversaw a full 4K restoration of the film from the 35mm internegative. After a brief film festival circuit run which received rave reviews, Well Go USA would get the rights to release what is intended to be the definitive blu-ray release of "Ichi the Killer" in early 2018.

I can say with resounding praise that they succeeded! This new remastered blu-ray is truly like seeing the film again for the first time. There have been some people grumbling as to why they didn't go back to the original 16mm film stock. That simply was not possible with how this film was made.

Presented in 1.85:1 in its uncensored director's cut form, colors are much improved. Most importantly contrast and film grain is much better resolved. Now people expecting this disc to resemble a modern film need to keep their expectations in check. While this transfer is definitive, the film itself will always be rough around the edges visually which is what was intended when it was originally made. Detail is considerably better than before and this is most noticeable in the blood and gore shots of which fans know there are many. My only small quibble is why Well Go USA chose to go with a single layer disc rather than dual layer to increase the bit rate a bit more. Now don't don't get me wrong, the bit rate gets into the mid 20's during busy sections so no compression artifacts are to be found. But with a dual layer disc, this could have been increased even more. On the audio side, it is presented in 5.1 master audio and sounds great. I should mention that Well Go USA chose to drop the English dubbed track from past releases in favor of only the original Japanese track with English subtitles which I am perfectly fine with.

Sadly no new extras are included though they did port the commentary track, still gallery and trailer from prior releases. I would like to have seen them include new extras highlighting the film's still influential legacy but the new transfer is fine by me as is.

While "Ichi the Killer" most certainly will not be for everyone (the various instances of brutal violence towards women throughout the film do still make me wince), as a piece of groundbreaking transgressive cinema, it is one of the best. Fans of the film can finally breathe a sigh of relief now that someone has given this film the care and attention that it rightfully deserved!

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Arlo Sanchez

Over the Top Fun

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2018

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For many people, this movie will be nothing more than an endurance test, but for a person who's not easily offended and appreciates insane cinema, "Ichi the Killer" is a lot of bloody fun. Takashi Miike's entire filmography is pretty much composed of ultra-violent, over the top films, and this one is one of his best known films for a reason. The scenes of gore will make anyone cringe. The violence is very imaginative, you have to give it that. There were scenes of violence and torture so shocking, even I was taken aback and couldn't resist cringing. Despite it being extremely graphic, it's done very well and makes sense in the context of it's already wacky story and tone. Go check it out, but make sure you have a strong stomach.

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Michael Wood

Laughably bad...the cast, not the plot.

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2019

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No, I'm not talking about the violence, or the language, or the drug use (each of these is decent enough)...not even the majority of the plot (it was alright, gang storyline is usually solid). I'm talking the fact this movie had me chuckling 15 minutes in and laughing halfway through. Some of the worst acting I've ever come across (the amount of overacting was pitiful). I've never seen such silly blood splatter....and the actors still managing to be standing while their blood fountains out. Too stupid. But...I do think the very worst part of this whole insult to the horror/porn/gore genre is the killer. Ichi.....the most embarrassing anti-hero/villain I've ever seen on screen. His cowardliness, hesitation, and awkwardness were so pathetic to watch. I wished for his death in every scene he was in, just to make the agony go away. Which character was the hero of this flick? Kakihara, played by Tadanobu Asano. The only redeemable thing about this movie. Avoid....there are far better shock horror/sexual perversion/gang violence films out there. This movie was utterly horrible.

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Simon Booth

Rarewaves BR is uncut, but a downgrade from the old Dutch DVD

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2020

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This is a review of the Rarewaves import Bluray.

First the good:
The film is uncut, unlike its UK DVD release which was very heavily cut. If you only own the UK DVD (or are considering buying that) then get this instead.

Now the bad:
Picture quality is disappointing. Despite claims of being sourced from a 4K remaster there is no more detail than there was in the Dutch DVD, just a lot more noise/grain. Contrast has been boosted and colours have been "corrected" so that they look more "natural", but lose some of the aesthetic style.

Subtitles are also a downgrade over the English subtitles on the Dutch Premier Asia release, being somewhat simplified and also subtitling the English dialogue in the film... not very accurately.

In short, if you already own the uncut Dutch DVD there's really no reason to get the Rarewaves BR. It looks worse, subtitles are worse and there are less special features.

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Jordan K.

Masterpiece of dark, disturbing live action anime. (But the UK version is edited.)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2017

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Ichi The Killer is a masterpiece of dark and disturbing live action anime, very true to the Mango from which it originates. One downside to note is that the UK version edited out at least a couple of parts. I prefer to see the movie exactly as the director intended.

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Mark Roberts

Mad film

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2019

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Proper good mad film

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SusO

Edited but still good.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2013

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A good basic version of this film, ideally it would be unedited but only one of the edited scenes really sticks out (the torture of a woman). The commentary was very good and fun, but they are clearly watching the unedited version which is a little jarring, and possibly reveals a subtitling error. But until the unedited version is someday released I recommend this one, due to its low price!

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Lee B

Disc Doesn't work

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2019

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Disc must be damaged as doesn't work properly. Shame

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