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Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero

2002 · 47 min

A grim, brutal descent into a killer's origins, watching it feels like being dragged through Tokyo's underworld with no mercy.

Tagline
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • madness
  • crime
  • obsession
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour2
Realism5
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, horror, thriller, crime
Directed by
Shinji Ishihira
Written by
Sakichi Sato
Starring
Chihiro Suzuki, Shinpachi Tsuji, Takashi Miike, Sayaka Ohara, Atsushi Imaruoka, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Ema Kogure, Eri Saito
Runtime
47 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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