| When
a yakuza boss is murdered and his money is stolen, both truth
and revenge are brutally sought. Leading the charge is Kakihara
(Tadanobu Asano), the bleach-blonde pain junky whose interrogation
methods are fetishistically sadistic. As the layers of the
sordid tale are peeled back, it appears that someone is trying
to turn rival gangs against each other. The centerpiece of
this strategy is Ichi the Killer (Nao Omori), a mysterious
and completely unhinged master of slaughter. When the final
showdown comes, it's a psychologically cataclysmic event.
This one-of-a-kind, over-the-top, stomach-churning, live-action
cartoon from Takashi Miike (VISITOR Q, IZO) remains an extreme
and influential modern classic. Minase, Kitami. |
