Japan Synopsis
1-イチ-
“How Ichi becomes the Killer.”
We follow Ichi during his high school years. Mr. Dai is the best fighter in school… whenever he fights Ichi is there and has a huge smile on his face. Mr. Dai thinks that Ichi is laughing at him but in fact he enjoys watching the violence that goes through the fights. Everyone is bullying, taunting and making fun of Ichi… even little kids from his karate class. Yet Ichi refuses to let go of his anger and fight others. Just when Mr. Dai is about to get Ichi, a new transfer student starts to make his own laws… by beating up everyone and breaking their bones! In a fight with the new student, Mr. Dai ends up on the ground, beaten and broken up from almost everywhere. It seems like this new guy wants to fight Ichi because supposedly he is the only one that could give him some challenge.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 1-Ichi. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V: Clash at Loum
★ 7.4 · Japan
2 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I – Blue-Eyed Casval
★ 6.5 · Japan
2 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet
★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III – Dawn of Rebellion
★ 7.5 · Japan
2 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin II – Artesia's Sorrow
★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV – Eve of Destiny
★ 7.4 · Japan
Other Titles From KSS
Action + Thriller in Japan
123 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 1-Ichi itself).
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
In the crowded 2002-2004 Japan release window, 1-Ichi sits at #206 of 263. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 1-Ichi premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1483rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
47 audience reviews — more than 63% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (63th percentile) outruns trending popularity (21th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,819 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,480 of 1,714 (top 86%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | KSS |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | January 24, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0382508 |