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Ichi the Killer

Takashi Miike

Japan2001 129min 35mm Color

Synopsis

Boss Anjo of the powerful yakuza group 'The Anjo Group' vanishes together with 100 million yen from the safe and the girl who was with him. Members of the group desperately search for their missing boss. He 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.

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Takashi Miike

Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1960. Takashi Miike is a graduate of the Yokohama Academy of Broadcasting and Film. He started his career under Shohei Imamura, Kazuo Kuroki. He made his feature debut it 1995 with . His film includes (1996), (1997), and (1999). Working in a wide span of genres from adolescent films to Yakuza movies fantasy stories His latest films are , and .