"Love really hurts."

2001

2h 9m

7.0(1022 votes)

Action

Crime

Horror

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

26 members

Acting

浅野忠信

Kakihara

Acting

大森南朋

Ichi

Directing

塚本晋也

Jijii

Directing

SABU

Kaneko

Acting

孫佳君

Karen

Acting

寺島進

Suzuki

Acting

菅田俊

Takayama

Acting

手塚とおる

Fujiwara

Acting

有薗芳記

Nakazawa

Acting

渋川清彦

Ryu Long

Acting

Satoshi Niizuma

Inoue

Acting

松尾スズキ

Jirô / Saburô

Acting

國村隼

Funaki

Acting

モロ師岡

Coffee Shop Manager

Acting

木下ほうか

Sailor's Lover

Acting

森下能幸

Man in Restaurant

Acting

風祭ゆき

Yakuza Girl

Acting

Rio Aoki

Miyuki

No Image

Acting

佐藤佐吉

Man Kicking Ichi

Acting

Kaori Sugawara

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Hiroshi Kobayashi

Takeshi

No Image

Acting

後藤麻衣

Sarah

Acting

森羅万象

Unknown Role

Acting

Masataka Haji

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Hideo Sako

Unknown Role

Acting

Mako Takeda

Unknown Role

No Image

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