TRIGGER WARNING: Disturbing violent and sexual content

Title: Ichi the Killer (殺し屋１ Koroshiya Ichi) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Takashi Miike

Producers: Akiko Funatsu, Dai Miyazaki

Writer: Sakichi Satō

Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto, Alien Sun, Sabu

Release date: 22 December 2001 (Japan)

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SHOWNOTES: Welcome to Collateral Cinema's Anniversary Special! We celebrate one year of awesome podcasting by going back to the director that started it all: Takashi Miike! Our pilot episode focused on Miike's groundbreaking Audition; now, we turn our attention to his breakout western hit, Ichi the Killer. We discuss the insane amounts of violence and cruelty and how it has disturbed legions of cinephiles, the penetratingly rich and colorful cinematography, the many unique characters that populate this movie's universe, and the seamlessly urgent use of music to undercut the pacing, as we remember which movies have disturbed us more than any others. We invite everyone to dive with us into this intense and disturbing experience, and don't forget to look for us on Patreon and Podbean Patron!

Collateral Cinema is on Apple Podcasts, Chill Lover Radio, Podcoin, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Also, find us on Patreon; we will have exclusive full-length commentaries on our favorite movies soon!

(Collateral Cinema is an LCompany Production. Intro song is a license-free beat by Roger Plexico. All music and movie clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)