Japan Synopsis
殺し屋1
“Love really hurts.”
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.
The 2000–2002 Japan Window
226 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ichi the Killer sits at position #85.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ichi the Killer. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
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★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedBerserk: The Golden Age Arc II – The Battle for Doldrey
★ 7.3 · Japan
2 sharedTekkonkinkreet
★ 7.4 · Japan
2 sharedCrows Zero
★ 7.0 · Japan
2 sharedMade in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
★ 7.9 · Japan
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ichi the Killer premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $11K per minute on screen and earned $625 per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,082 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #841 of 1,714 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Omega Project, Omega Micott Inc., Excell Film Agentur |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | December 22, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0296042 |