Ichi The Killer

Ichi The Killer

Drama, Thriller

One day, while BOSS ANJO of the powerful yakuza group “The Anjo Group” entertains himself with a young prostitute, his men leaving their boss unattended. The next day, the boss vanished, together with are one hundred million yen from the safe and the girl. Boss Anjo was in fact, assassinated by a killer known by the name of “ICHI”, with the blood bath masterminded by JIJII, an old gangster reject who plots his revenge with his team of misfit gangsters, LONG and INOUE. KAKIHARA orders his crew to persistently search for their missing boss. With the help of a mysterious club hostess KAREN, KAKIHARA finally gets closer to finding JIJII’s hired killer, ICHI…

Cast

TADANOBU ASANO  as  Kakihara
NAO OMORI  as  Ichi
SHINYA TSUKAMOTO  as  Jijii
SABU  as  Kaneko

Crew

Director TAKASHI MIIKE
Executive Producer Albert Yeung
Executive Producer TOYOYUKI YOKOHAMA
Executive Producer SUMIJI MIYAKE

Awards & Nominations

The 26th Toronto International Film Festival 2001

  • Official Selection
    Midnight Madness

The 45th BFI London Film Festival 2001

  • Official Selection

The 11th Japanese Professional Movie Awards 2002

  • Won
    Best Film
  • Won
    Best Director
    Takashi Miike

The 22nd Fantafestival 2002

  • Won
    Best Special Effects

The 24th Yokohama Film Festival 2003

  • Won
    Best Supporting Actor
    Shin'ya Tsukamoto

The 2nd Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2002

  • Won
    Jury Award
  • Nominated
    Narcisse Award - Best Feature Film

The 57th Mainichi Film Concours 2003

  • Won
    Best Supporting Actor
    Shin'ya Tsukamoto

The 7th Fantasia International Film Festival 2003

  • Won
    Fantasia Ground-Breaker Award - 3rd place
    Takashi Miike

The 23rd Fantasporto 2001

  • Nominated
    Best Film

The 20th Vancouver International Film Festival 2001

  • Official Selection

The 12th Stockholm International Film Festival 2001

  • Official Selection

第11屆 Courmayeur Noir Film Festival 2001

  • Official Selection

The 31st International Film Festival Rotterdam 2002

  • Official Selection

The 6th Finland Night Visions Film Festival 2002

  • Official Selection

The 20th Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film 2002

  • Official Selection

Uppsala Horror Film Festival 2002

  • Official Selection

The 12th Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 2002

  • Official Selection

The 20th Cognac Police Film Festival 2002

  • Official Selection

Nippon Connection - Japanese Film Festival 2002

  • Official Selection

The 10th L'Étrange Festival 2002

  • Official Selection

The 15th Helsinki International Film Festival 2002

  • Official Selection

The 2nd !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival 2003

  • Official Selection
    Insomnia

The 35th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival 2002

  • Official Selection
    Orient Express

The 13th San Sebastian Horror & Fantasy Film Festival 2002

  • Official Selection

The 10th Gerardmer Fantasy Film Festival 2003

  • Official Selection

The 40th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2003

  • Official Selection

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