Ichi the Killer




The
Trailer
Official Website
Review
There is a fucking, live-action Ichi
the Killer prequal called 1-Ichi!!!
The same actor plays Ichi, but it's not directed by Takashi Miike:
http://www.silentflutedvds.com/product_info.php?cPath=60&products_id=85
Here is a discussion comparing the movie ending to the comics and
cartoons (SPOILERS):
http://pub70.ezboard.com/fgorezonefrm9.showMessage?topicID=347.topic
Here is another review:
http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/02.07/reviews/7/index.php3
This is the Ichi anime, which I hear is not very good:

Ichi action figures... shweeet:

ICHI THE KILLER IS NOW
AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 DVD, UNRATED:
http://www.dvdboxoffice.com
Takashi Miike's next movie, which is apparently about a teacher who
turns super-hero to fight aliens:
http://zebraman.jp
Interviews with Takashi Miike:
http://www.midnighteye.com/interviews/takashi_miike.shtml
http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,968798,00.html
http://www.thecontext.com/docsi/2709.html
Interview with Tarantino where Ichi
the Killer is mentioned as a small influence for a Kill Bill slaughter scene:
http://japattack.com/japattack/film/tarantino.html
The cover of a book about Takashi Miike (that someone should buy me,)
and an Ichi the Killer poster:

