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27 September 2002 (Japan) moreTagline:
Anime at its most extreme.User Comments:
Absolutely terrible addition to a great film moreCast
(Credited cast) | Takashi Miike | ... | Kakihara (voice) |
| Sayaka Ohara | ... | Midori (voice) |
| Chihiro Suzuki | ... | Ichi (voice) |
| Shinpachi Tsuji | ... | Jijii (voice) |
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Ichi: The Killer (UK)Koroshiya ichi: The Animation Episode 0 (Japan) (alternative spelling)
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Koroshiya-1, Ichi the Killer, is a great movie; probably among the best, most vibrant and entertaining movies ever made. It's serious, and takes itself seriously- as it should.
This terrible release does not. It takes Ichi's story and essentially adds parts that don't exist in either the manga or the film for entertainment value- there are several pointless sex scenes (such as Ichi's parents engaging in S&M), and the entire thing is melodramatic and absolutely horrible. This is amateur writing at best- it's like something a high-school student would write in an attempt to shock; the cause-and-effect relationships are basic and tenuous at best.
Technically, the animation and art is among the worst I've ever seen; ugly characters with absolutely broken anatomy and about three frames of movement each. I watch a lot of anime; the problem is not the style, but this release in particular. The music is perhaps suitable, but still dull; nothing like the film's wonderful primal sounds.
As it's mostly unwatchable and physically painful to sit through, I gave it a 2- some very minor redeeming values (like the novelty of Miike being Kakihara's voice- pretty neat), but as a whole, completely worthless.