Movie·2001·129 min

Ichi the Killer

Name: Ichi the Killer
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror
Released: 2001-12-22
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto, SABU, Paulyn Sun

Ichi the Killer streams in the US on Philo, MUBI, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel and 8 more apps, as of October 6, 2026.

Love really hurts.

7.0 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 65%Audience 82%Metacritic 55IMDb 6.9Letterboxd 3.6

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Action Crime Horror

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.

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