Japan Synopsis
殺し屋１ THE ANIMATION EPISODE 0
“Anime at its most extreme.”
A masochistic mobster meets his match in the dark streets of Tokyo. His nemesis, Ichi, is a psychopathic killer with an unrelenting thirst for bloodshed. A horrifying secret burns in his mind, and his hands deal death without mercy. At last, the shrouds of mystery are parted to reveal the origin of the monster. The city will know its greatest fear at the unveiling of Ichi the Killer.
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
247 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero sits at position #206.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,028 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (12th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,353 of 2,532 (top 93%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Anime International Company |
| Runtime | 47m |
| Release Date | September 27, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0362808 |