He spends his days working at a metal factory and going to the red-light district. A childlike loner, he gets bullied around by almost everyone he meets and reacts by apologizing. After Ichi the Killer, he has already directed ten other movies, on film or in video.įudo (1995), Rainy Dog (1996), Blues Harp (1997), Ley Lines (1998), Bird People of China (1998), Salary Man Kintaro (1999), Dead or Alive (1999), Audition (1999), City of Lost Souls (1999), Dead or Alive 2 (2000), Visitor Q (2001), Ichi the Killer (2001). Ichi is a 22-year-old man-child who lives by himself in a big house. He has specialized in genre cinema and is popular with producers because of the speed with which he films his movies and the extreme attention he pays to remaining within the budget. Miike is one of the most prolific directors of Japanese cinema (he has directed over 50 films in 11 years) and soon became a cult director. In 1995, he was hired to direct Shinjuku Triad Society, his first 35 mm film. Only when he pierces, cuts, and burns his own and other peoples bodies. Banned In Japan: The manga was so graphic that it was banned in parts of Japan. Ax Crazy : Jiro and Saburo, the twin brothers who ran with Kakihara in their old gang.

sets out to find his leaders murderer Kakihara searches for Ichi. Tropes used in Ichi the Killer include: Absurdly Sharp Blade: Ichi's boot razors, which he made himself in the welding factory where he works. Don’t watch it, or even think about it, unless you have a very strong stomach.

During the early 1990's he directed numerous video productions. His arch enemy is Kakihara, a yakuza boss whos tired of everything, including himself. Ichi the Killer is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Yamamoto. There’s also Kakihara (Asano Tadanobu), a yakuza lieutenant dressed in the very flashest of Shinjuku flash, a paragon of sharp mens’ fashion. Miike Takashi (Osaka, 1960) studied at the school of cinema founded by Imamura Shohei, with whom he worked as assistant director on the films Zegen (1987) and Kuroi ame (1989).

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