Miike spends way too much time trying to make this movie be over the top violent and not nearly enough time trying to make it interesting.

Misogyny, hyper violence and a rad soundtrack: sign me up!

fucking stupid

There is no semblance of the real world in Ichi the Killer. Everything is done so over the top and in grotesque fashion that it's fascinating in of itself. It's based on manga so the style and tone is particular to that genre. It's possible to hate it because of its gross and exploitative nature but it's just such a strange spectacle at times and with wonderfully ironic/comical lines from Kakihara (Asano) that it's more of a dark comedy than anything. Not a film that many people will enjoy.

I wasn't bothered by the torture and gore so much as the meandering middle section. I give it a lot of points for the audacity of its content and statement on voyeurism and violence, but it was very hard to sit through the middle when people practically walk in dazed circles for half an hour. A flawed masterpiece.

Rewatching this as an adult, it shines even more as one of the few ultra-violent films with a meaning and intelligence to it. It's still a comic book film, adapted from a manga, but its quality is significant, both in terms of the acting and for Miike's and screenwriter Sakichi Satô's emphasis of psychology and transgressive sexuality. One of Miike's most accomplished films if not the best, a cult film which makes many other violent films look pathetic and dumb in comparison.

After about thirty minutes, I just wanted it to end.

Violencia, tortura, masoquismo, perversiones, todos los temas com los que le gusta tratar a takashi miike un gran director siempre buscando paralizar a los espectadores de una forma u otra, y siempre lograndolo es una pelicula muy dinamica al principio no sabes nada de como se desenvuelven los personajes y poco a poco encuentras relaiones con todo lo que aparece en el filme

One of my all time favorite cult films, a true gem.

This is so good in so many levels...

Unforgettable movie. It's even on youtube. It's a little disturbing, but heh, thats Japan for ya!

uummm...i like bunnies, so...??