Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero

Sep 27, 2002

0h 47m

★ 5.6

Anime at its most extreme.

Overview

A masochistic mobster meets his match in the dark streets of Tokyo. His nemesis, Ichi, is a psychopathic killer with an unrelenting thirst for bloodshed. A horrifying secret burns in his mind, and his hands deal death without mercy. At last, the shrouds of mystery are parted to reveal the origin of the monster. The city will know its greatest fear at the unveiling of Ichi the Killer.

Genres

Animation

Drama

Horror

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Anime International Company

Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero Trailers

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Cast

Ichi (voice)

Chihiro Suzuki

Jijii (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji

Kakihara (voice)

Takashi Miike

Midori (voice)

Sayaka Ohara

Nobuo (voice)

Atsushi Imaruoka

Hirose (voice)

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Jiro (voice)

Ema Kogure

Mother (voice)

Eri Saito

Assistant Instructor (voice)

Hajime Iijima

Teacher (voice)

Hiroaki Yoshida

Kaneda (voice)

Isao Yamagishi

Waitress (voice)

Keiko Tada

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