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1-Ichi

  • Video
  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
820
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Nao Ômori in 1-Ichi (2003)
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How Ichi becomes the Killer. The movie is a pre-quel to Takashi Miike's Koroshiya 1 (Ichi - The Killer).How Ichi becomes the Killer. The movie is a pre-quel to Takashi Miike's Koroshiya 1 (Ichi - The Killer).How Ichi becomes the Killer. The movie is a pre-quel to Takashi Miike's Koroshiya 1 (Ichi - The Killer).

  • Director
    • Masato Tanno
  • Writers
    • Sakichi Sato
    • Hideo Yamamoto
  • Stars
    • Nao Ômori
    • Teah
    • Chihara Junia
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    820
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Masato Tanno
    • Writers
      • Sakichi Sato
      • Hideo Yamamoto
    • Stars
      • Nao Ômori
      • Teah
      • Chihara Junia
    • 12User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Nao Ômori
    Nao Ômori
    • Ichi…
    Teah
    • Dai
    Chihara Junia
    • Onizame
    • (as Kôji Chihara)
    Chisato Amate
    • Satomi
    Yuki Oikawa
    • Nao
    Eiki Kitamura
    • Hiromi
    Kazuhiro Mashiko
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    • Director
      • Masato Tanno
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      • Sakichi Sato
      • Hideo Yamamoto
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    User reviews12

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    4/10

    It's not even fair to compare it to the 2001 film.

    It's an OK movie. Decent performances, the make-up FX are fine and the story is interesting. It has all the low-budget film limitations (especially bad edition and ambiance).
    • Fernando-Rodrigues
    • May 16, 2021
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    • Release date
      • January 24, 2003 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Ichi 1: Origin
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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