Ichi the Killer (2002)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:21
Rotten:11
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Ichi The Killer is a thoroughly shocking gorefest that will surely entertain those with strong stomachs and a penchant for brutal violence.
Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Prolific director Takashi Miike (AUDITION) keeps finding new ways to test the boundaries of on-screen violence. ICHI THE KILLER is a masterful piece of filmmaking, simultaneously funny and... [More]
Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto, Sabu
Director: Takashi Miike
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Reviews for Ichi the Killer
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The torture is strictly for kicks, which spoiled this for me, but less skittish viewers may enjoy this as a stylish and tightly wound genre piece. Full Review |
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For those with an appreciation for weirdness, this is an extremist on form. Full Review |
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Funny, absurd, nightmarishly visceral and -- of course -- deeply serious. Full Review |
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[A] gross-out classic. Full Review |
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It could have been more deeply disturbing; instead, it's just shocking. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Um interessante exercício de estilo que surpreende pelo humor negro, pela violência extremada e pelo fascinante vilão masoquista.
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I think there is a line between ... exploring sadism and practicing it, and Miike takes a Carl Lewis long jump over that line and doesn't look back. Full Review |
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A sizzling, orgiastic celebration of bloodshed and depravity. Full Review |
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a bizarre sado-masochistic love story, an unnerving excursion into criminal and sexual extremes, and a comicbook explosion of lurid colours and freakish characters Full Review |
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Makes Audition and Visitor Q look like harmless chick flicks. Full Review |
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Any serious message has been sacrificed on the altar of excess, making us realize why the stylish story probably worked better as a graphic comic book than as a film. Full Review |
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There is a charm about the movie's crazy camera angles and insistence on grabbing for silly visual jokes, but you can't quite call it a success. Full Review |
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Makes Audition seem downright pedestrian, and that might be the most disturbing statement I've made in my entire life. Full Review |
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For obvious reasons it's not really an actors' film, but it would add up to less than it does without the heroic contributions of an extraordinary cast, which includes the directors Shinya Tsukamoto and Sabu. Full Review |
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