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Ichi the Killer

Love really hurts.

Released PG 129 min 7/10 Votes: 60571

As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

Type:

Movie

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Genre:

Action, Crime, Drama

Subgenres:

Dark Comedy

Release:

2001-12-22

Year:

2024

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Budget:

$1M

Revenue:

$81k

Companies:

Omega Project, Omega Micott Inc., Excell Film Agentur

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Hereditary - Intense family drama interwoven with psychological horror elements.
Get Out - Psychological thriller that combines horror themes with social commentary.
Jacob's Ladder - Psychological horror with elements of body horror and surrealism.
The Witch - Atmospheric horror with deeply unsettling themes.
Annihilation - Science fiction with surreal and horrifying elements.
Under the Skin - A surreal and disturbing exploration of identity and humanity.
Funny Games - Psychological thriller with disturbing and methodical horror.
Black Swan - Psychological horror with themes of transformation and identity.
Rosemary's Baby - Grounded psychological horror with themes of motherhood and paranoia.
The Babadook - Psychological horror exploring grief and internal demons.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer - Strange, unsettling horror with a surreal quality.
The Invitation - Tension-filled psychological horror that builds to a shocking climax.
Womb - Explores identity and obsession through a troubling premise.
Creep - Psychological horror with unsettling and eerie moments.
The Lighthouse - Intense psychological horror with themes of isolation.
Begotten - Experimental horror with disturbing imagery and themes.
The Platform - Critiques society through a surreal, horror-infused setting.
Teeth - Darkly humorous horror that explores bodily autonomy and sexuality.
Ichi the Killer - Extreme violence and difficult themes presented in surreal narrative.
Hope - Intense emotional and psychological struggles in a disturbing narrative.
The Fall - Surreal narrative with psychological horror elements.
Martyrs - Explores deep themes of suffering and the human condition in a horrific way.

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