Line #7 YMMV/IchiTheKiller


1	!! Manga
2	* AdaptationDisplacement: The film of the manga.
3	* CompleteMonster: ''Manga/IchiTheKiller'' is a twisted manga, as these characters demonstrate:
4	** [[VillainProtagonist Masao Kakihara]], a twisted CombatSadomasochist whose boss is murdered by the titular [[PsychopathicManchild Ichi]], begins a hunt for the mysterious assassin in his obsession to discover the ultimate pain. Kakihara participates in a number of murders of Yakuza and civilians alike and has no compunction allowing rape or torture to occur under his watch. ColdBloodedTorture is his specialty, in fact, and he tortures one man by hanging him from multiple needles and hurling hot tempura oil over his bleeding back. Obsessed with the point where pain and pleasure meet, Kakihara terrifies all who meet him.
5	** Kakihara's CoDragons, [[CreepyTwins Jirō and Saburō]], brag that they've [[SerialRapist raped hundreds of women]]. Driven to [[ThereCanBeOnlyOne outdo one another]], they introduce themselves by asking a pair of lovers who the women preferred in bed. When the women give an answer, the offended twin viciously [[ColdBloodedTorture tortures]] and kills them. The two later abduct a prostitute after brutalizing her and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape her]] to get her pimp to talk. Despite Kakihara's orders not to kill them until he verifies their information, the two play a game to see who can hurt the two worse solely [[ForTheEvulz to prove who's better at causing pain]]. When one accidentally kills the pimp, the other kills the girl just to prove he can kill someone as well. After Ichi kills Jirō, Saburō is only angry because [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou he wanted to kill his brother himself one day]]. He then proceeds to kill a man Kakihara tortured earlier and rapes and murders the girl with him, before killing her with a [[GroinAttack knife through her genitals]].
6	* CrossesTheLineTwice: For the most part the manga series just stay past the line, dark, gritty and brutal, but then you get to the point where [[spoiler:a crying Ichi chases after a nude, bleeding and split-dicked masochistic mafioso and the scene gets described as "romantic", framed in a bubble shot and all]] at that point it just swings around to twistedly funny.
7	* IAmNotShazam: Kakihara is usually the one shown in advertising of the comic and movie - sometimes they even put a "1" on his face. The titular Ichi, on the other hand, is a sobbing weakling wearing a stuntman suit.
8	* {{Narm}}: The faces of many of the characters are drawn in a somewhat comical and exaggerated way, diminishing the terrifying effect.
9	* NightmareFuel: At least one instance per chapter.
10	* SequelDisplacement: The 1993 ''Ichi'' manga which predated this series largely went unnoticed.
11	* {{Squick}}: Can't have {{Gorn}} without it.
12	* TearJerker:
13	** Ichi's memories of horrendous abuse in his high school, which the cunning Jijii uses to drive Ichi into a teary-eyed RoaringRampageOfRevenge against bullies.
14	** Ichi's relationship with the poor abused prostitute in the manga. It's painfully clear that he really sympathizes with her, but can't control his own violent insanity.
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17	!!Film
18	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Seiichi Yamamoto and Music/{{Boredoms}} knocked it out of the park with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKrJ6V3hjpw the soundtrack]], a NoiseRock odyssey of tunes that go from relaxed to high-octane abrasive that greatly complement the feverish and [[QuirkyWork trippy]] mood of the film.
19	* CompleteMonster: The manga's chief villains remain utterly vile in this 2001 adaptation:
20	** [[CombatSadomasochist Masao Kakihara]] is the [[AxCrazy insane]], sadomasochistic right hand of the deceased Boss Anjō. Manipulated by the guilish Old Man into blaming a rival Yakuza, Kakihara [[ColdBloodedTorture violently tortures]] him before doing the same to one of the men responsible for covering up Anjō's death. After being [[EvenEvilHasStandards kicked out of the syndicate]] out of fear for his insanity, Kakihara recruits Jirō and Saburō, brothers and equally sadistic [[DirtyCop corrupt police detectives]] who help him cut apart two more of the Old Man's associates for information. When finally facing down Ichi, Kakihara elates at the prospect of a bloody final battle challenging the one who could kill Anjō.
21	** [[CreepyTwins Jirō and Saburō]] are a pair of [[RabidCop torture-happy]] corrupt [[KillerCop police detectives]]. Working with Kakihara, the brothers [[PsychoForHire gleefully help him in torture and murder]], slaughtering a huge group of people before catching those who might be able to tell where Ichi is hiding and violently mutilating them. Upon one poor soul being wounded by Kakihara, Jirō even tries to [[AnArmAndALeg wrench his arm off]] with his bare hands, eventually succeeding after enormous amounts of pain.
22	* FirstInstallmentWins: The sequel and the animated prequel haven't gotten the CultClassic attention the original 2001 movie gained.
23	* MagnificentBastard: The mysterious "[[CoolOldGuy Old Man]]" is a [[VigilanteMan vigilante ex-cop]] set on destroying the vile {{Yakuza}}. Using the inhumanly strong yet psychotic [[PsychopathicManchild Ichi]], the Old Man sets about using him and a crew of criminals to eliminate and dispose of the body of Boss Anjō. Manipulating the monstrous Masao Kakihara into isolating himself from the Yakuza syndicate, the Old Man systematically eliminates both the Anjō gangsters and his own criminal subordinates, with fate taking years to finally catch up to him.
24	* SignatureScene:
25	** Kakihara subjecting Suzuki to a ColdBloodedTorture through hanging his body up with hooks all over his back, it's such a memorable BodyHorror visual that seems something straight out of ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}''.
26	** Kakihara subsequent slicing of his own tongue as self-punishment for erroneously torturing Suzuki.
27	* SpecialEffectsFailure:
28	** The rather dodgy CGI used for the DiagonalCut kill and the cartoonish trajectory of the blood flying out of a room filled with people Ichi is butchering offscreen.
29	** Any time Kakihara drops his jaw. Really unfortunate, as it's otherwise effectively [[NightmareFuel REALLY disturbing.]]

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