“How Ichi became the Killer.”
In this prequel we witness the teenage roots of Ichi's manic-depressive beginnings and the origins of his monster-sized kicks and his anger, his psychological, as well as physical, beatings.
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3 films
Cast
7 people
Nao Omori
Ichi / Shiroishi
Known for
First Love
From Up on Poppy Hill
Teah
Dai
Known for
The City of Lost Souls
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Junior Chihara
Onizame
Known for
9 Souls
Chisato Amate
Satomi
Known for
Izo
Yuki Oikawa
Nao
Also in
SCARE (Extracurricular Lessons in Hell)
Eiki Kitamura
Hiromi
Known for
Gokusen
Waterboys
Kazuhiro Mashiko
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Known for
Shinjuku Triad Society
Masato Tanno Director · Sakichi Sato Writer Hideo Yamamoto Author
First release January 24, 2003 · Produced in Japan · Original title 1-イチ-
Production
KSS
Production
Japan
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Original title
1-イチ-
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 24, 2003
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No release date listed for United States.
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