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A self-proclaimed psychopath, coldblooded lawyer Ninomiya becomes obsessed with stopping an ax-wielding serial killer who's made him their next target.


“Anime at its most extreme.”
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.

Chihiro Suzuki
Ichi (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji
Jijii (voice)

Takashi Miike
Kakihara (voice)

Sayaka Ohara
Midori (voice)

Atsushi Imaruoka
Nobuo (voice)

Daisuke Sakaguchi
Hirose (voice)

Ema Kogure
Jiro (voice)

Eri Saito
Mother (voice)

Hajime Iijima
Assistant Instructor (voice)

Hiroaki Yoshida
Teacher (voice)
Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero is a animation, drama, horror, thriller, crime film released in 2002 exploring themes of psychopath, yakuza, prequel, origin of hero. Directed by Shinji Ishihira, it stars Chihiro Suzuki, Shinpachi Tsuji, Takashi Miike. 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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