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Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero
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Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero 2002 Directed by Shinji Ishihira 殺し屋１ THE ANIMATION EPISODE 0

Anime at its most extreme.

A masochistic mobster meets his match in the dark streets of Tokyo. His nemesis, Ichi, is a psychopathic killer with an unrelenting thirst for bloodshed. A horrifying secret burns in his mind, and his hands deal death without mercy. At last, the shrouds of mystery are parted to reveal the origin of the monster. The city will know its greatest fear at the unveiling of Ichi the Killer.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Production Company Anime International Company
Release Date 27 September 2002
47 mins
Cast
Chihiro Suzuki
Chihiro Suzuki Ichi (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji
Shinpachi Tsuji Jijii (voice)
Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike Kakihara (voice)
Sayaka Ohara
Sayaka Ohara Midori (voice)
Atsushi Imaruoka
Atsushi Imaruoka Nobuo (voice)
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Daisuke Sakaguchi Hirose (voice)
Ema Kogure
Ema Kogure Jiro (voice)
Eri Saito
Eri Saito Mother (voice)
Hajime Iijima
Hajime Iijima Assistant Instructor (voice)
Hiroaki Yoshida
Hiroaki Yoshida Teacher (voice)
Isao Yamagishi
Isao Yamagishi Kaneda (voice)
Keiko Tada
Keiko Tada Waitress (voice)
Kouki Miyata
Kouki Miyata Hirano (voice)
Mitsuru Ogata
Mitsuru Ogata Financial Officer (voice)
Toshihiko Nakajima
Toshihiko Nakajima Store Manager (voice)
Yasuhiro
Yasuhiro Imamura (voice)
Yutaka Aoyama
Yutaka Aoyama Father (voice)
Crew
Director
Shinji Ishihira
Shinji Ishihira
Writer
Sakichi Sato
Sakichi Sato
Editor
Terumitsu Okada
Terumitsu Okada
Animation
Matsuri Oohana
Matsuri Oohana
Sound
Toshiki Kameyama
Toshiki Kameyama
Visual Effects
Tsuneo Ninomiya
Tsuneo Ninomiya
Original Writer
Hideo Yamamoto
Hideo Yamamoto
Art Direction
Yoshinori Hirose
Yoshinori Hirose
Music
Yui Takase
Yui Takase
Part of Ichi Collection
Ichi the Killer
1-Ichi