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Review of Ichi the Killer (2001) by Laura S — 25 Jun 2008

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Tadanobu Asano is fucking awesome as Kakihara, but I wouldn't call the movie as a whole amazing.

This review of Ichi the Killer (2001) was written by Laura S on 25 Jun 2008.

Ichi the Killer has generally received positive reviews.

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