Ichi The Killer. 2001.
A Yakuza enforcer looking for his missing boss cross paths with a repressed and psychotic killer.
I have never read any of the Manga/comic book this was based on but after watching Takashi Mike's film Audition (just once)I thought I'd be prepared to dwell into the mind of sadistic torture. Right at the start (4 mins) a small rape and beating that can put a few films to shame with a voyeur having a "ham shank with himself". stringing someone up with hooks, and the favorable Japanese violence and gore. Give credit to the actor who put himself through all that make-up and able to pull it off making it look real and sufferable for our entertainment. With Takashi Mike we do seem to get decent direction and nice cinematography but the plot seemed all over the place.
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