"How Ichi became the Killer." 24 January 2003 Drama, Action, Thriller 83 mins
In this prequel we witness the teenage roots of Ichi's manic-depressive beginnings and the origins of his monster-sized kicks and his anger, his psychological, as well as physical, beatings.
Watch the official 1-Ichi 2003 trailer in HD below or find more 1-Ichi videos on Vidimovie.
Nao Omori as Ichi / Shiroishi
Teah as Dai
Chihara Junia as Onizame
Chisato Amate as Satomi
Yuki Oikawa as Nao
Eiki Kitamura as Hiromi
Kazuhiro Mashiko as Hide
Sakichi Sato Writer
Tadanobu Asano Original Music Composer
Masato Tanno Director
Hideo Yamamoto Comic Book
Takeshi Katayama Producer
Kayo Tomita Editor
Yukio Nihei Executive Producer
Ichi 1: Origin Trailer
Japan 24 January 2003
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More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from 1-Ichi:
How Ichi becomes the Killer. The movie is a pre-quel to Takashi Miike's Koroshiya 1 (Ichi - The Killer
1-Ichi full hd movie trailer.
Prequel 2 Ichi the killer.
My personal take on the prequel of Ichi the Killer.
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