Review of Ichi the Killer (2001) by Ariuza K — 06 Jan 2011

Ichi the Killer is a legendry yet such an awesomely cruel film to leave gore hounds wanting more and more. Just the violence's and the sense of realism that puts people off then again this is a film by Takashi Miike when can expects this stuff and also films like Audition and Gozu, if you must know his favourite movie is Starship Troopers one of the violent and best Sci-fi films ever made. Just the gore is what keeps a person watching and when Kakihara torture the business man that was fucked up with all those hooks in his back and the needle going throw his mouth and skin, grossly sick but keeps you watching.

When a Yakuza boss named Anjo disappears with 300 million yen, his chief henchman, a sadomasochistic man named Kakihara, and the rest of his mob goons go looking for him. After capturing and torturing a rival Yakuza member looking for answers, they soon realize they have the wrong man and begin looking for the man named Jijii who tipped them off in the first place. Soon enough Kakihara and his men encounter Ichi, a psychotic, sexually-repressed young man with amazing martial arts abilities and blades that come out of his shoes. One by one Ichi takes out members of the Yakuza and all the while Kakihara intensifies his pursuit of Ichi and Ichi's controller Jijii. What will happen as the final showdown happens between the tortured and ultra-violent Ichi and the pain-craving Kakihara?

The story can be ultra confusing most times and with the all famous.

"Ichi I want you to rape me I know you wanted too back years ago join in and make me feel alive".

Some messed up stuff but that's truly not even the half of it. Then again I say the same for Audition but that's one of my all time favourite movies Meany would say the same for its Art house brilliants and any none fan of this stuff would like.

The acting itself is really good, Tadanobu Asano as Kakihara makes you remember the man with those Scars of his face and never lets you forget overall awesome acting. Nao Omori as Ichi he is playing a messed up part but still he is good nothing to amazing its like he use to the sight of graphic violence's and gore.

Kakihara is likely the most notorious villain I have ever seen and behind him Ichi this major child like loner. Kakihara gets nothing but a fix when it comes to torturing people and in gruesome ways I read the Mangas some or a while ago they were sick and in more vile ways then this.

The violence's is just way over the top I mean I have seen gore before but god there is so much of it I think the special effects are an amazing prise besides the over use on CGI.

I come to a close overall confusing but worth it. Meny of my friends call me Ariuza1.