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Ichi the Killer

DVD Unrated Special Edit More Info Special Edition: Unrated Region Code: 1 UPC: 631595031782 ISBN: 1586555286 Catalog #: DV1978821 Languages: Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo (Primary), English subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$22.49 (10% off) List Price: ~~$24.99~~
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Review

Danger After Dark: 4 Stars
Consider yourself cautioned: Ichi the Killer is the most excessive and disturbing film to yet emerge from the outré sensibilities of acclaimed filmmaker Takashi Miike. Consider yourself tempted: it might also be his best film. If you’ve been exposed to the limb-severing apocalyptic orgies of mayhem that form the climaxes of Miike’s Audition and Dead Or Alive, you might have some idea of what to expect from Ichi, but your jaw is still likely to be floor-bound at the positively surreal degree of carnage on display throughout this film’s running time. Miike takes the transgressive violence that formerly occupied isolated sequences of his other work, and here extends that mise-en-scene of bodily violation to encompass Ichi’s entirety. A tale of yakuza gangland revenge, with snot-nosed bullying victim Ichi donning a latex fetish superhero costume (complete with bladed boots) and eviscerating the thugs around him, is refracted through the prism of a sado-masochistic carnival of gore: bodies are sliced in half, tongues are cut off, nipples are knifed, and there is a sequence involving chains, hooks, and boiling oil which we’ll leave you to discover for yourself. But it would be a mistake to view Ichi as a one-dimensional exercise in taboo-flaunting black comedy, for Miike makes some potent observations on the bruised nature of contemporary masculinity, and on the relationship between sadism and masochism. Highly recommended—for the very brave.

-- Travis Crawford

Product Format Information

DVD : $22.49 (Special Edition: Unrated)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Running Time: 129 minutes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 631595031782
ISBN: 1586555286
Catalog #: DV1978821

Studio : Tokyo Shock

Languages: Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo (Primary) , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85
Features:
Audio commentary: Commentary with director Takashi Miike and Manga artist/writer Hideo Yamamoto
Photo Gallery

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DVD : $31.49 (2-disc Collector's Blood Bag)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 631595065480
Catalog #: DV1978823

Studio : Tokyo Shock

Languages: Japanese (Primary) , English , English Subtitles
Extras: Trailers
Features:
Audio commentary: with Takashi Miike and Hideo Yamamoto
Behind-the-scenes footage
Featurette: Making of Featurette with Horror Director Eli Roth
Photo gallery

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Blu-ray : $26.99 (Unrated Blu-ray)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 631595091182
Catalog #: DB1978824

Studio : Tokyo Shock

Languages: English 5.1 , Japanese 5.1 , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 1.85
Extras: Trailers
Features:
Audio commentary: with director Takashi Miike and Manga artist/writer Hideo Yamamoto
Photo gallery