Ichi the Killer
A man named Ichi stands on a balcony, masturbating while spying on a pimp raping and assaulting a prostitute. When the pimp notices him, he flees. A sadistic yakuza boss, Anjo, is murdered. A cleaning…
Ichi the Killer
A man named Ichi stands on a balcony, masturbating while spying on a pimp raping and assaulting a prostitute. When the pimp notices him, he flees. A sadistic yakuza boss, Anjo, is murdered. A cleaning crew, led by Jijii, erases all traces of Anjo's death and attributes the murder to Ichi. Later, Kakihara, Anjo's sadomasochistic high-ranking enforcer, visits the pristine apartment and concludes that Anjo fled town with a prostitute and three million yen of the clan's money. Kakihara goes to an underground nightclub with other clan members. He tells Anjo's girlfriend, an English-speaking Chinese prostitute named Karen, that Anjo must still be alive, possibly kidnapped by a rival clan. Jijii feeds Kakihara rumors that Suzuki, a member of the rival Funaki clan, has abducted Anjo. Kakihara captures Suzuki and tortures him, but when Suzuki turns out to be innocent, Kakihara cuts off the end of his own tongue and offers it to Suzuki's boss as an apology. Kakihara and other clan members capture Kano, a drug-addicted member of the cleaning crew. Kano reveals that while he helped clean up the murder scene, it was Ichi who killed Anjo, and now Kakihara has become the next target. Later, Ichi returns to the pimp's balcony to watch him abuse Sailor, a prostitute Ichi regularly visits. Ichi eventually intervenes, killing the pimp and telling Sailor that he will now be the one to assault her. When Sailor tries to defend herself, Ichi instinctively kills her. At Suzuki's urging, Kakihara is expelled from the yakuza, but the entire Anjo clan defects alongside him. Suzuki then offers Jijii a million yen to eliminate Kakihara. It is revealed that Jijii is secretly orchestrating events to pit the yakuza clans against each other, with Ichi's help. Normally timid and cowardly, Ichi becomes homicidal and sexually excited when angry. Jijii manipulates Ichi by implanting several false memories - a high school rape in particular - and uses Ichi as his assassin. Ichi fends off three bullies who are attacking a boy named Takeshi, the son of Kaneko, one of Kakihara's henchmen. Jijii provokes Ichi into entering an apartment where several members of the former Anjo clan are, and Ichi slaughters them all. Afterward, Ichi sees Takeshi, who thanks him for earlier helping him. Kaneko finds a brothel owner attacking Ichi in an alley and rescues him, recalling his own rescue by a member of the Anjo clan years ago. Kakihara enlists the help of corrupt twin detectives, Jiro and Saburo, to track down Myu-Myu, a prostitute connected to Ryu Long, a member of Jijii's gang. When Jiro fails to extract information from her through torture, Saburo finds Long. Although Long escapes the brothers, Kakihara captures him so the twins can torture him for leads to Jijii. Meanwhile, Jijii has Karen seduce Ichi by pretending to be the woman from his fabricated memory of the rape. When Ichi becomes confused by Karen's claims that she wanted him to rape and hurt her, he kills her. Jijii tells Kakihara that Ichi is coming to kill him, but one of Kakihara's men, Takayama, spots Jijii. After a chase, Jijii, surprisingly strong and muscular, disarms and kills Takayama. Ichi then arrives at Kakihara's base, where he kills Jiro and Saburo. Kaneko, Kakihara, and Ichi chase each other to a rooftop. Due to Jijii's psychological manipulation, Ichi believes that Kaneko is his brother and confronts him. Kaneko shoots Ichi in the leg, and Ichi slits Kaneko's throat in front of Takeshi. Takeshi attacks Ichi as he undergoes a mental breakdown. Disturbed by Ichi's behavior and screams, Kakihara inserts skewers into his ears. He suddenly sees Ichi decapitate Takeshi. Ichi then charges at Kakihara, driving a bladed boot into his forehead. Kakihara falls from the roof to his death. However, when Jijii finds him, Kakihara has no wound in his head; he had hallucinated both Takeshi's death and Ichi's attack. Years later, Jijii's body is found hanging from a tree in a park. A young man resembling an older Takeshi leaves the park with a group of schoolchildren.
Ichi the Killer
Action,Crime,Drama
Film Details
A man named Ichi stands on a balcony, masturbating while spying on a pimp raping and assaulting a prostitute. When the pimp notices him, he flees. A sadistic yakuza boss, Anjo, is murdered.
A cleaning crew, led by Jijii, erases all traces of Anjo's death and attributes the murder to Ichi. Later, Kakihara, Anjo's sadomasochistic high-ranking enforcer, visits the pristine apartment and concludes that Anjo fled town with a prostitute and three million yen of the clan's money. Kakihara goes to an underground nightclub with other clan members.
He tells Anjo's girlfriend, an English-speaking Chinese prostitute named Karen, that Anjo must still be alive, possibly kidnapped by a rival clan. Jijii feeds Kakihara rumors that Suzuki, a member of the rival Funaki clan, has abducted Anjo. Kakihara captures Suzuki and tortures him, but when Suzuki turns out to be innocent, Kakihara cuts off the end of his own tongue and offers it to Suzuki's boss as an apology.
Kakihara and other clan members capture Kano, a drug-addicted member of the cleaning crew. Kano reveals that while he helped clean up the murder scene, it was Ichi who killed Anjo, and now Kakihara has become the next target. Later, Ichi returns to the pimp's balcony to watch him abuse Sailor, a prostitute Ichi regularly visits.
Ichi eventually intervenes, killing the pimp and telling Sailor that he will now be the one to assault her. When Sailor tries to defend herself, Ichi instinctively kills her. At Suzuki's urging, Kakihara is expelled from the yakuza, but the entire Anjo clan defects alongside him.
Suzuki then offers Jijii a million yen to eliminate Kakihara. It is revealed that Jijii is secretly orchestrating events to pit the yakuza clans against each other, with Ichi's help. Normally timid and cowardly, Ichi becomes homicidal and sexually excited when angry.
Jijii manipulates Ichi by implanting several false memories - a high school rape in particular - and uses Ichi as his assassin. Ichi fends off three bullies who are attacking a boy named Takeshi, the son of Kaneko, one of Kakihara's henchmen. Jijii provokes Ichi into entering an apartment where several members of the former Anjo clan are, and Ichi slaughters them all.
Afterward, Ichi sees Takeshi, who thanks him for earlier helping him. Kaneko finds a brothel owner attacking Ichi in an alley and rescues him, recalling his own rescue by a member of the Anjo clan years ago. Kakihara enlists the help of corrupt twin detectives, Jiro and Saburo, to track down Myu-Myu, a prostitute connected to Ryu Long, a member of Jijii's gang.
When Jiro fails to extract information from her through torture, Saburo finds Long. Although Long escapes the brothers, Kakihara captures him so the twins can torture him for leads to Jijii. Meanwhile, Jijii has Karen seduce Ichi by pretending to be the woman from his fabricated memory of the rape.
When Ichi becomes confused by Karen's claims that she wanted him to rape and hurt her, he kills her. Jijii tells Kakihara that Ichi is coming to kill him, but one of Kakihara's men, Takayama, spots Jijii. After a chase, Jijii, surprisingly strong and muscular, disarms and kills Takayama.
Ichi then arrives at Kakihara's base, where he kills Jiro and Saburo. Kaneko, Kakihara, and Ichi chase each other to a rooftop. Due to Jijii's psychological manipulation, Ichi believes that Kaneko is his brother and confronts him.
Kaneko shoots Ichi in the leg, and Ichi slits Kaneko's throat in front of Takeshi. Takeshi attacks Ichi as he undergoes a mental breakdown. Disturbed by Ichi's behavior and screams, Kakihara inserts skewers into his ears.
He suddenly sees Ichi decapitate Takeshi. Ichi then charges at Kakihara, driving a bladed boot into his forehead. Kakihara falls from the roof to his death.
However, when Jijii finds him, Kakihara has no wound in his head; he had hallucinated both Takeshi's death and Ichi's attack. Years later, Jijii's body is found hanging from a tree in a park. A young man resembling an older Takeshi leaves the park with a group of schoolchildren..