Film

Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero

2002 · 47m · Animation · Drama · Horror

Anime at its most extreme.

IMDb

5.7

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.

Chihiro Suzuki

Ichi (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji

Jijii (voice)

Takashi Miike

Kakihara (voice)

Sayaka Ohara

Midori (voice)

Atsushi Imaruoka

Nobuo (voice)

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Hirose (voice)

Ema Kogure

Jiro (voice)

Eri Saito

Mother (voice)

Hajime Iijima

Assistant Instructor (voice)

Hiroaki Yoshida

Teacher (voice)

Isao Yamagishi

Kaneda (voice)

Keiko Tada

Waitress (voice)

Kouki Miyata

Hirano (voice)

Mitsuru Ogata

Financial Officer (voice)

Toshihiko Nakajima

Store Manager (voice)

Yasuhiro

Imamura (voice)

• Shinji IshihiraDirector
• Sakichi SatoWriter
• Terumitsu OkadaEditor

Release date

September 27, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

47m

Rated

R 18+

Genres

Animation, Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime

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