Country
Canada
Date
Sep 14, 2001
Certification
R
Note
Toronto International Film Festival
Love really hurts.
5.0/10

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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Toru Tezuka | Fujiwara |
| Yoshiki Arizono | Nakazawa |
| Kiyohiko Shibukawa | Ryu Long |
| Satoshi Niizuma | Inoue |
| Suzuki Matsuo | Jirô / Saburô |
| Jun Kunimura | Funaki |
| Moro Morooka | Coffee Shop Manager |
| Houka Kinoshita | Sailor's Lover |
| Yoshiyuki Morishita | Man in Restaurant |
| Yuki Kazamatsuri | Yakuza Girl |
| Rio Aoki | Miyuki |
| Sakichi Sato | Man Kicking Ichi |
| Kaori Sugawara | |
| Hiroshi Kobayashi | Takeshi |
| Mai Goto | Sarah |
| Manzo Shinra | |
| Masataka Haji |
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | 殺し屋1 |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | English, 日本語, 广州话 / 廣州話 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Omega Project, Omega Micott, Excell Film Agentur |
| Data di uscita | 22 dicembre 2001 |
| Exec. Producer | Toyoyuki Yokohama, Albert Yeung |
| Producer | Dai Miyazaki, Akiko Funatsu |
| Writer | Sakichi Sato, Hideo Yamamoto |
| Editors | Yasushi Shimamura |
| Cinematography | Hideo Yamamoto |
| Asst. Directors | Takashi Miike |
| Camera Operators | Hideo Yamamoto |
| Add. Photography | Hideo Yamamoto |
| Production Design | Takashi Sasaki |
| Art Direction | Takashi Sasaki |
| Set Decoration | Takashi Sasaki |
| Visual Effects | Misako Saka |
| Composer | Seiichi Yamamoto, Mizuki Ito, Yoshiya Obara |
| Sound | Seiichi Yamamoto, Mizuki Ito, Yoshiya Obara |
| Costume Design | Michiko Kitamura |
| Makeup | Michiko Kitamura |
| Hairstyling | Michiko Kitamura |
| Collezione | Ichi Collection |
| Budget | 1.400.010 € |
| Incasso | 80.631 € |
Country
Canada
Date
Sep 14, 2001
Certification
R
Note
Toronto International Film Festival
Country
Spain
Date
Oct 04, 2002
Note
Sitges Film Festival
Country
Poland
Date
Jun 14, 2025
Note
WTF Fest
Country
Germany
Date
Apr 12, 2002
Certification
18
Country
United States
Date
May 19, 2003
Country
Ireland
Date
May 30, 2003
Certification
18
Country
Japan
Date
Dec 22, 2001
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jul 25, 2002
Certification
16
Country
United Kingdom
Date
May 30, 2003
Certification
18
Country
France
Date
Feb 05, 2025
Certification
16
Country
Switzerland
Date
Jul 05, 2002
Certification
18
Country
Spain
Date
Jan 19, 2005
Certification
18
Country
France
Date
Oct 19, 2006
Certification
16
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
Nov 22, 2007
Certification
16
Note
DVD
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