ICHI THE KILLER - The Most Brutal Movie Ever Made?

[@Sloth_Guy_Alex]

Woman: You freed me! Ichi: oh i I wouldn't say "freed", more like "under new management"

[@rickjohnson1719]

Didnt expect to see a megamind reference

[@infernum3263]

I love this.

[@afriendofepicproportions]

Hell yeeeee a Megamind reference

[@baggedbread]

LOL

[@thedurp3188]

Takes a megamind to make this

[@kappacake3147]

If you didn't know: you can see Ichi playing a game in his bedroom, that being Tekken. Ichi's inspiration for how he kills people is the character he plays, Hwoarang.

[@darianstarfrog]

Nice touch

[@princeapoopoo5787]

I could have sworn I saw a bit of Tekken in this review of the film! Nice!

[@masao2922]

Tekken 4 was my childhood

[@dnkakusei]

@@masao2922 Actually I think he's playing Tag 1 in the movie

[@quaronthomas8900]

Fr tho I thought I was the only one that caught that like he fights exactly like him

[@sticklyboi]

fun fact: miike claims that the coom on the plant in the opening scene is 100% real and i dont know what to feel about it

[@Real_Human973]

Uhh that makes me wonder how they got it

[@sticklyboi]

@@Real_Human973 "righto fellas, everyone gather around the plant"

[@Real_Human973]

@@sticklyboi NO, NO, NOOOOO

[@WouldTurner]

I think it's from a farm. If I remember correctly. (Animal not human)

[@Real_Human973]

@@WouldTurner uhh that makes me slightly less uncomfortable

[@LtheOriginal]

The manga's story is "a bit" different to the movie's ...It's still as insane, if not more, since Kakihara has his men...err..."feed grapes to corpses" yeah.

[@fluffybum204]

what

[@fiontathomas1574]

De fuk da ded body

[@alexanderrichards239]

Wasn't it just one guy? And he asked for it right before he was killed because he was "graping" corpses for years and wanted to experience it from their perspective.

[@sreeharia9974]

N sooo sooo many more

[@GownoPrawdaTV1]

I'm just reading it and the scene where Kakihara sticks a gun up one guy's butt is something that I didn't expect but should've

[@EmiAntoinette]

You missed the part when in that scene where Kakihara is getting punched by his new lady friend after he leaves her, she throws down a set of brass knuckles on the floor out of frustration. SHE WAS HITTING HIM WITH BRASS KNUCKLES AND HE STILL WANTED MORE! XD

[@Codduct]

Yeah idk that dude kaki loves severe pain

[@drillbit8280]

His fantasy was literally getting a blade embedded into his skull

[@gloriarominahernandeznoriega]

In the manga it wasn't so much that she wasn't making enough damage, but the fact that she wasn't enjoying. He was the "ultimate masoquist", and seeing her lack of degeneracy turned him off.

[@AC-hj9tv]

​@@drillbit8280hard relate

[@omegashinra7672]

It's quite funny how the movie is SO fucked up, yet it's barely a fraction of how fucking insane the manga is.

[@advancedsp5397]

You can’t be serious

[@mohammadrizky5738]

The manga is really insane, especially ichi's past

[@at5203]

@@advancedsp5397 It's an amazing manga though.

[@TheFriley4]

@@advancedsp5397I've read it, he's not kidding. It's been a while so I'm fuzzy on details but to give some perspective (spoilers!): At some point Kakihara and the cop goons (I think) have a man and woman captured and are torturing him and r**ing her in front of one another. It culminates in the dude's dick being cut in half lengthwise and left to heal like that

[@advancedsp5397]

@@TheFriley4 I stand corrected

[@nostalgiagaming877]

You know you're in for a wild ride when Elvis feels the need to assure the audience that he and his wife still love each other after viewing this motion picture.

[@Chhjmmkg]

Yeah but for how long? People who don't like this type of stuff (I don't if the movie doesn't have enough to keep you entertained like martyrs) if they keep watching it, they'll have nightmares about it. Like I said I liked martyrs but one movie I watched called abcs of death or something made me rethink watching these type of movies. I'd say don't waste your time on anything above tier 3 of the iceberg (if it isn't good)

[@Safiyahalishah]

@@Chhjmmkg If Elvis actually loves his wife and she was having nightmares about the movies they watch together, I'm pretty sure he would stop watching them with her. Can we not just assume that they're responsible adults who can take care of themselves?

[@MetalTrenches]

The thing is that the violence is so cartoonish that it doesn’t register for me as real in any way. For that reason Martyrs still wins.

[@cm9231]

This^^^^^ Martyrs absolutely could (and sadly probably has, especially in the middle ages) happen

[@necroknudt3158]

Agreed. To me, it’s not even Miike’s most brutal movie. This is like the scene from kill bill, literally gallons of blood squirting everywhere. It’s almost silly.

[@AxxLAfriku]

HELP MY!!! My muscles are too big! I am a big tall man and my muscles are even BIGGER! I use them to get views but they HURT so much!!! Because they are heavy. Do you have any advice, dear me

[@versalgraphics]

please watch his other film "audition" if you want some disturbing shit

[@Shinigami344]

visitor q is worse than this

[@skapunker1986]

When i was 15/16 years old, i rented this movie at the local vhs movie store, it was in their "BANNED in foreign countries" section. I have no clue how i found out about this movie, but i heared before hand it was the most brutal movie ever made, and it came from Japan, that made it even more exciting. saw it with a bunch of friends, all stoned and drunk, and boy, it was the most brutal movie any of us has seen. This movie and Battle Royal are still my favorite brutal movies ever from Japan.

[@oliverhambleton4337]

*Korea

[@ExcruciatingDeth]

It’s far from the “most brutal” movie but It’s still one of my favourite surprised YOU’RE reviewing a Takashi Miike movie honestly.

[@quattrobajeena135]

Dude is Gozu any good? Got any other recommendations ?

[@quattrobajeena135]

@@manglenightmare0311 I have not

[@quattrobajeena135]

@@manglenightmare0311 should I ?

[@cashgardnermedia5981]

@@quattrobajeena135 Irreversiblè

[@SaintShion]

@@quattrobajeena135 Gozu and 13 assassins are both good imo, Audition was OK but those were his peak years. Not as famous now.

[@ThePiticucha]

Oh, the adaptation is so tame next to the original. Still can't believe Kakihara's most iconic line is not in the movie, "I've waited my whole life for a pervert like you!". Also the sequence when he gives all the yakuza in the building a literal bloodbath.

[@blakwidow737]

or the fact that it wasn't explained that Jiji is not actually an old man but just had plastic surgery. overall though not a bad adaptation

[@ThePiticucha]

@@blakwidow737 He's also a dwarf. I don't really understand a lot of the changes they did to characters like the twins (that are also part of Kakihara's background) and Kaneko. Damn, even Kakihara! He is VERY emotional in the manga and I wish he was like that in the movie. But yeah, this is in my top 5 best adaptions of all time.

[@pixilmon]

Wait the ending confuses me

[@blakwidow737]

@@pixilmon yeah I'll admit the ending was different here and I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Either way I suggest the manga as that is a little bit easier to follow than this

[@beatrizferraz593]

the manga is so much better, I read it like 3 or 4 times already, one of my favorites

[@oops6876]

Takashi Miike, the only guy who can do gnarly films like this, Gozu, and Visitor Q, but then also make just Ace Attorney and Jojos Bizzare Adventure live-action movies too. Absolute mad man.

[@JayeAnarkitty]

I mean, the Ace Attorney movie isn't that far off from this one

[@thegodfather255]

Ahh I see why the JoJo live action was so dark and gloomy now.

[@theFakeRed]

He directed the live-action Ryu Ga Gotoku/Yakuza/Like a Dragon movie, too.

[@Bl4ckD0g]

I've only ever watched this, JoJo's and Sukiyaki Western Django.

[@t4rv0r60]

Jojo live action!?

[@Epipon3]

The violence in this movie is obviously unreal and over-the-top, just like the manga. How is it banned in places, when it's literally just a live action anime film, and countries still allow people to read such manga or watch the anime adaptations??

[@PotatoObliteratorGD]

Oh yeah

[@zerogravity2264]

Probably because of all the women beating, other than that it wouldn't be that bad but agreed this movie was awesome.

[@mist9798]

Likely because of all the rape. It's treated as more serious than cartoonish violence and for a good reason

[@Zoroislostagaian]

Berserk:Am I a joke to you?

[@Oyasumi05]

@@mist9798 but the manga with arguably worse grape scenes and more violence is still allowed lol

[@PauloLz]

The thing about "reading this as a kid" is not something you should worry, Ichi is in the "Seinen" genre, wich is basically manga for Adults, because the contents are either too hard/psychological for kids to understand (Ichi, Punpun, Monster and others), or too graphic, so parents usually don't allow it or they're just not interested.

[@therealflame5486]

Never would’ve imagined you would cover this movie…here’s your crown, king 👑

[@Roo-Smith]

I thought he was too much of a corperate shill for youtube. He must be falling short of subs

[@IDK-cu1mh]

@@Roo-Smith no

[@sleepynative9132]

Don't call another man a king you creep

[@RADIALPUDDLE]

@@Roo-Smith youre under the impression that elvis the alien is a corporate shill? what even gives you that impression?

[@toecramps]

@@sleepynative9132 dont call another king a man creep

[@mobster3252]

Ichi the killer: the romantic story of the bond between a sadist and a masochist.

[@delete---7593]

No.

[@yuukihinamori2310]

Yes indeed. Its a "Romantic Comedy" as Good ol' Jijii puts it.

[@katymbeke8400]

Still a better love story than Twilight.

[@21stCenturyNabokov]

The original creator of the manga did say he intended this to be a twisted Romantic Black Comedy

[@AzureRoxe]

Takashi Miike doing Takashi Miike things. We need more filmakers like him, ones that aren't really afraid to add crazy, weird, disturbing or taboo themes into their movies, but also end up doing light-hearted or even comedic movies [Takashi Miike even did the live-action Ace Attorney movie and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable]

[@lordoftheburgers3982]

wtf is this mans career

[@AzureRoxe]

@@lordoftheburgers3982 Literally everything.

[@goosechaser13]

@@lordoftheburgers3982 he will never stop making movie's until he dies, he said it himself

[@mrfuriousnerd1127]

Sono Sion will become your new best friend if you want weird violent movies

[@benjipc5637]

Robert Rodriguez is also like that, he makes super violent movies like From Dusk Till Dawn and Sin City, and also weird kids movies like Spy Kids and Sharkboy and Lavagirl.

[@Barnesofthenorth]

I mean you say "silly in an otherwise serious film", it's more of a very dark comedy. I mean the scene with just fountains of blood spraying out of the door with the guy gripping the door is so ridiculous and funny.

[@Ziktoss]

2:40 It's not glue. According to the director's commentary version of the movie, it was the real stuff. Fresh and produced by Shinya Tsukamoto, who used to "relax" himself before shooting a scene

[@ghosthunter7496]

Damn, Elvis has been uploading content more frequently than before, that's fucking awesome, as long as he's happy with what he's doing, of course.

[@nitrocharge2404]

Travis Touchdown's right, Miike is an incredibly entertaining director, the over-the-top violence is just so much fun

[@flashdr1ve]

was waiting for the nmh reference

[@richardbrown7185]

I was also waiting for a nmh reference.

[@hamzaheikal3797]

What I watched was censored and that was still horrible

[@xipetotek8216]

How to tell if someone is an immature cringey edge-lord: they think Miike is a good director

[@charlestonobryant807]

@@xipetotek8216 never watched Audition nor 13 Assassins.

[@kd8663]

I fucking love this movie. Miike has a dark sense of humor in his movies, so even when they're at their most brutal, there's this surreal goofiness to them. This is a movie I rewatch often. Like, the massacre scene alone is movie magic.

[@ISAAC607]

It gets funnier with age

[@eshowoman]

I am so glad that I am not the only person who finds that scene funny AF.

[@aaronshouting588]

Should check out Sion Sono movies

[@kd8663]

@@aaronshouting588 I love Sono! Especially Noriko's Dinner Table.

[@aaronshouting588]

@@kd8663YASSSS! Noriko’s Dinner Table, Antiporno and Love Exposure are some of my absolute favourite movies ever!!

[@elazul1986]

I watched this movie with my friends when I was in high school, 18 years ago. We though that Tarantino was violent (back then, most of what he did was spill blood with style in his movies) until we got into Japanese B-movies. Takeshi Miike is on another level on violence and bizarreness. I am pretty he read a lot of Marquis de Sade, his boldness in his movies are top notch.

[@MIAsuxdonkey]

Really de Sade??? That’s literally nothing like his style. In any way. You couldn’t actually make any sort of reasonable connection between the two. Also… Miike is Japanese man >,< I’d say most of the inspiration for the violence in his movies comes from other over the top violent Japanese media, there’s plenty of it. Plus you can literally read about his influences and the only western ones ever mentioned are Lynch and Cronenberg and the guy that directed Starship Troopers…

[@elazul1986]

@@MIAsuxdonkey You should write his biography, you seem to know everything about him, maybe more than himself.

[@TumzFestivalYT]

It's actually a masochist's love story crossed with a complex revenge plot. Kakihara WANTS to encounter Ichi because of the pain he may be able to inflict upon him, perhaps why the crime scenes are so over the top- It only entices Kakihara more, and is probably what helps him get over the boss who dies at the beginning and USED to inflict pain on Kakihara like nobody else could. Meanwhile, the old man is using Kakihara's desperation against him to infiltrate his operation and bring down the criminal element using Ichi as a tool. The very experimental soundtrack is The Boredoms as "Karera Musication". The cop twins mention having a third brother whom they were also able to sense when he died. Since the movie is about how violence affects people's psyches differently, the cartoonish levels of violence sort of fits. Ichi's suit is motorcycle padding, I think.

[@supervegito1999]

If you wanna see another batshit insane movie, check out Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky.

[@Gatorade69]

Certified Hood Classic.

[@cabuya1697]

You are all free now!!

[@darianstarfrog]

Classic

[@facuuu2809]

That one's crazy asf lmao

[@A.c.e2.0]

Actually watched ichi the killer today after rikoh

[@huimang94]

I can’t take Elvis seriously when he’s pronouncing Ichi like “itchy” 😭😭😭

[@liquidpaper1349]

The Ichi and Scratchy shoowwwww.

[@DeletedTroll]

Wait how's it pronounced then? Genuinely clueless.

[@MadLover4690]

@@DeletedTroll it's pronounced "ee-chee"

[@DeletedTroll]

@@revision-revision-revision I don't really know the sound of it, so it's the same as before, I will just put it in Google translate, thank you though.

[@zacharypegg7051]

Made me laugh every time 😂

[@brave_skykorn]

Elvis: this is the most brutal movie ever. The terrifier: finally a worthy opponent out battle will be legendary.

[@histkontext]

Terrifier has amazing effects, this one is really bad and cheap on effects

[@samuelmercier3635]

The violence is cartoony, but the content is absolutely disgusting. The subject matters are incredibly disturbing when you think about them further. I think it’s meant to be a dark comedy, and I think it hasn’t aged too poorly because of that. Also, the ending is awesome. Jijii was played by Shinya Tsukamoto, à director that you should most definetly cover! He deserves more love among the « extreme Japanese cinema » type of labeling.

[@Rise65487]

As someone who actually have both read the Manga and watched the movie, I still don't know what the fuck it's about There's no theme, or message, or lesson I could get, Just gruesome violence without meaning (I'm not saying it's bad)

[@samuelmercier3635]

@@Rise65487 I think it’s a story about the emptiness of violence. We follow empty shells conflicted by violent, depraved tendencies, that are bound to destroy each other. I think that’s why the fact that this film’s climax is basically the fight not happening is so interesting to me. We are brought back to how broken and inhuman these characters have become instead of seeing them dish it out, superhero style. That’s my main quick interpretation of it, but I still enjoy it as a dark comedy in the end. I’ve started the manga a while back, but I have not finished it. It was good though, should get back into it.

[@darianstarfrog]

@@samuelmercier3635 yea..you got it..

[@samuelmercier3635]

@Ahmed Malaki he made Tetsuo: the iron man, that’s his most famous film. I also love A snake of June from him.

[@samuelmercier3635]

@Ahmed Malaki they could be seen as thematically similar, you’re right!

[@purpleblah2]

In the manga it's explained Jiji isn't actually old, he's like 30 but made himself look old and took a bunch of steroids to be super buff and beat up yakuza. Also the kid doesn't de in the manga, he becomes the new Ichi, except he's number 2 and he kills people with a knife and Ichi's just turned into a normal dude.

[@yuukihinamori2310]

Yep! Though from the ending...ichi is about to get violent again

[@fader3295]

Fun fact: the actor who played Jijii also directed tetsuo the iron man. I recommend watching it if you haven't already. Very weird, trippy and gross at moments but a good atmosphere

[@eshowoman]

I love disturbing movies but I have never been able to get through Tetsuo the Iron Man.

[@mook_butt8037]

Such a good movie

[@Anna-jq4lp]

I appreciate reviews on movies like this so much because I would love to watch this and many others out there if there weren’t so many ‘grape’ scenes. I can handle a lot of gore and most violence in movies like this doesn’t get to me, but for some reason I just can’t sit through those types of scenes. Even if they don’t fully show it I just hate the feeling I get even when I’ve been fortunate enough to have never experienced something like that myself. Some of the best horror movies I’ve ever seen I can never re watch solely for that reason. It’s just too much of a very real and deep rooted fear of mine.

[@Chhjmmkg]

You're better off not watching movies like these, it's just torture p*rn. Watch movies like- martyrs (because that was reviewed on this channel) it'll keep you stuck to your seat. And there's no grape scenes. I too don't like watching movies with grape scenes and movies where what they do isn't justified.. like in this movie. I think it's just a collection of torture scenes put together. Now when you look at martyrs, you'll understand that every scene was justified. Watch good movies, don't waste your time on cult crap like these I'd say. Also, nocturnal animals is another great movie that doesn't show any 'grape' scenes but let's you know what happened without showing anything, which is exactly what movies should do when it comes such unnecessary scenes. Again nocturnal animals was art and ichi the killer is torture p*rn. Sorry for the rant, saw too many fans of this cult crap.

[@Anna-jq4lp]

@@Chhjmmkg Yeah I completely agree. For example, the lovely bones. I know that wasn’t exactly a violent horror movie but in the events that really happened that the movie was based on, the little girl was assaulted. But the director came out and said that he had no interest in filming the ‘grape’ of a young teenage girl. I feel like that’s how it mostly should be. Go ahead and hint at it, it doesn’t even have to be subtle, but showing it happen is too much for me. Especially when it hardly even effects the plot or message of the movie. I know some people don’t mind it but for me being a woman whos known victims and always has that fear in the back of my mind even when I’m simply walking alone outside, I just can’t stand seeing another woman be brutalized for entertainment purposes. I’ve always thought it was strange how people would brag about loving movies that were like you said, senseless violence and torture p*rn. When used correctly violence and gore in horror movies can work wonderfully, just not like that. Thank you for the recommendations!

[@Chhjmmkg]

@@Anna-jq4lp I didn't know about that. Great that he did that. If some other director did that, they would have placed a little girl looking 18 y/o to play that scene, which is horrible and unnecessary. Three billboards outside ebbing is also great movie that does that. I can understand that. Even though I'm a guy, I find it really uncomfortable watching even near "grape" scenes, so I can imagine how uncomfortable you must be. When it comes to blood and all that, if it's justified, you think "it's okay" but grape scenes never feel like that. The sad thing is there are a lot of people who enjoy watching that crap, as every horror movie over tier 3 of the disturbing movie iceberg is just torture p*rn where women are the victims. I don't know if you watch that crap without batting an eye, there's something wrong with you. My recommendations nocturnal animals and martyrs are very intense movies though, with martyrs being very disturbing and dark. Its actually very hard to watch, so go in thinking "it's all fake and make up". Even though it is hard to watch, it has good cinematography amongst other things. I wouldn't normally suggest martyrs but I talked about it as a movie without "grape" scenes. I sat through it thinking it's make up and fine acting, (because the story was engaging) so.. yep

[@laceyboi1602]

Yeah it makes me very uncomfortable too

[@frogofalltime]

@@Anna-jq4lp I am not so fortunate and these scenes really really trigger me. I hate it as well when it's a man writing it about a woman, because it feels cheap, like they just want to exploit the female character in a way that perpetuates male violence. I completely understand feeling uncomfortable about it. I'm chill with gore but anything involving SA feels so so so wrong and horrible, it's so much worse

[@Conquered]

One of my favorite graphic tees I own is my Supreme Ichi the Killer "Split" Tee. The graphic is the dude getting his head cut in half and it also has a nice little back text print

[@clockpin785]

Elvis it makes me so happy to see your sub count as high as it is. I feel like ive watched you forever and I love your personality. Stay smooth man

[@RobSoskop]

This movie is not serious at all, it's just more or less the most insane comedy ever made. It's slapstick ultra violence... which is a genre I guess only a Japanese person could come up with. None of it is supposed to be scary or realistic, but it is really disturbing none the less. I think it's absolutely brilliant.

[@yubitubi9908]

It was based off the manga of the same name, the same guy made homunculus: which is about a guy getting paid for drilling a hole in his head. It’s also very disturbing. They’re also made a movie based off it but I heard they goofed up on it. If you like disturbing media then I would definitely recommend the manga this was based off and homunculus.

[@minchi_the_aoigirl]

I just knew about "Homunculus" because of the song "Trepanation", which is its movie ost... Manga had a same environment and disturbing scenes but it is much better compared Ichi the Killer

[@nutringos5804]

Homonculus os pretty trash and ichi is kinda whatever. Y’all can skip both

[@spiritvanished]

Homunculus is BASED

[@RutakoVon]

@@nutringos5804 Nah, they're pretty funny imo

[@alicelenn7579]

Do you know other manga like this? Pls rec me some.

[@shambles.8989]

Shinya Tsukamoto who plays "JiiJii" (Old man) is the filmmaker who made "Tetso the ironman" and"Bullet ballet" and has worked with Miike and Tadanobu Asano in several films.

[@PotterishHead]

i love this movie so much! Takeshi Miike is a genuis! makes me happy you're reviewing this

[@yetiman09]

0:07 this aged well😭🙏

[@fefyfona4318]

I remember watching this when i was younger and it always frustrated me because Ichi took too long to kill anyone because of all the crying and beating off.

[@aengusk3313]

Watch Takashi Miike's other film 'Audition' next. It's a wholesome romantic comedy

[@dumbass3651]

Yea for like the first halve

[@acorn_acrom]

uh…totally…

[@ashwinidesai4051]

OMG! That film? 😥😥

[@henrydikes6704]

Never expected you would cover this movie...funny thing is, in spite of how incredibly gory and disturbing this movie is, the manga that it's based on is actually even MORE violent than the film adaptation, so much so that readers of the manga say it was actually HIGHLY TONED DOWN compared to the original. And having read it...I completely agree, the level of not just gore, but utter perversion and unnecessary acts of violence and just...generally fucked up stuff is just absolutely astounding for a series with only a little more than 100 chapters. But what really fascinated me was the highly introspective and psychological tone they took with Ichi, I mean, he had a whole character arc where he began to doubt Gigi's manipulation of him and decided to give up on killing, basically realizing that he is indeed mentally disturbed and needs to deal with his messed up past, and yet by the end he just ends up going back on it due to his own degenerate desire to murder along with a little push from Gigi. Unfortunately a lot of the interesting elements of his character were undermined by the absolute cop out ending they pulled at the very last chapter, not gonna spoil it but for a writer with the finesse and realism in how he addresses mental issues (he also wrote Homonculus, which is a similarly dark, yet somewhat more tasteful work focused on the human condition and psychological trauma) the way Ichi's character arc is finished off is superbly underwhelming, though still better than the movie's ending. Also the manga has almost none of the issues with special effects and actually has way better artwork than you'd expect for what is pretty much overdramatic torture p**n

[@alicelenn7579]

I already read the homunculus and this. Do you know any other manga by that guy? And other manga with this theme by others too if you have.

[@beaverchicken]

So what your saying is the original original original writer is completely and utterly fucked in the head? Nice

[@plschokeme]

It’s ji-jii as in “Old man” in Japanese. Gigi sounds like a thot name lmao.

[@Walrussnor]

Can you spoil it for me? I do not want to read the manga

[@billiee8035]

Kakihara's actor actually uploaded all the sfx makings-of to his youtube channel, nearly 100% of it is practical!

[@TheRealRoyalArtworks]

What’s his channel name?

[@matiasachucarro3524]

Name?

[@billiee8035]

@@matiasachucarro3524 tahdanonu asano, but if you just search 'ichi the killer special effects' itll come up

[@cosmophire]

@@TheRealRoyalArtworks tadanobu asano

[@welcometowallys8158]

15:40 this kid is actually Miike’s actual child, so he witnessed this shit on set. Miike is nuts

[@yassineboun2187]

Did you know that in the manga, ichi cuts the main villain's penis in half at the beginning of volume 10?

[@yuukihinamori2310]

Wait whose??? The only scene that i can think was Kakihara cutting noboru's penis in half.

[@_mellosine]

I used to binge tons of Asian horror films while I was in high school, so seeing you cover this one was a really nice surprise. A few others I feel you might be interested in are: Visitor Q Noriko’s Dinner Table Save the Green Planet Strange Circus A Tale of Two Sisters Noroi 3 Extremes

[@qwezz]

I did the same thing. Asian movies are so good. Especially Korean ones

[@vovin8132]

Tokyo Gore Police for some high octane bloodshed

[@gulliver1755]

You gotta watch Suicide Club first, Noriko's Dinner Table is a sequel.

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

I absolutely love Noroi, one of the best found footage horror films ever.

[@darianstarfrog]

Great list

[@MichaelJohnson-tm5ch]

I JUST FINISHED THE MANGA LIKE 3 WEEKS AGO! ELVIS THIS IS A GIFT AND I LOVE YOU (also highly recommend the manga to anyone who can stomach this kinda thing)

[@riversstork2024]

I read the manga before I saw the movie, and honestly believe the film is better. Both are needlessly violent, sexually exploitative, and painfully cringey at times. But the character design in both is fantastic, and Ichis emotional and sexual journey is interesting to read in the manga. The film has less violence somehow, while the manga explores more sexually deviant ideas and how they relate to phsyological trauma. The story in the film is more easily understood however, and the actor for Kakihara steals the show. The music is also intriguing. Takashi Miike is a great director, who directed the horror comedy Gozu, which I Iove. the author of the manga wrote a near masterpiece called Homunculus, which I recommend. It explores what makes someone human and etc. It got a live action film on Netflix that isnt really worth anybodies time. Anyway, thanks for reading :) Btw, Im sorry, but your pronunciation of a few names really bothered me. Ichi is pronounced Ee-chee, the japanese word for 1. His real name is unknown. Karins name is pronounced Car-reen.

[@mr.meeceecss452]

His real name is shiroshi isn’t it? They call him that in the ova and in the prequel manga

[@yuukihinamori2310]

@@mr.meeceecss452 Yep, His full name is Hajime Shiroishi. Or just Ichi

[@bruhman9262]

ichi is not his name though, it's a nickname his bullies gave him@@yuukihinamori2310

[@MiyuTat]

When I was younger I was in a phase where I only watched movies like this (Tokyo gore police, tome, etc) and I fricking loved ichi the killer. Even now, when I see something related to that I kinda Fangirl about it. I was in Tokyo a few years ago and I also went to the madame tussauds there and they had Kakihara as a wax figure. LOVED IT!! Never expected that! I even started to read the manga but I never finished it though... The actor of Kakihara also starred in a movie that would totally fit onto your channel. It's called survive style 5+, PLEASE check it out!

[@colina1330]

I find it interesting that I only watched this movie once over 10 years ago, and I still remember a lot of it. Not so much about the plot, but how the scenes looked. It's so visually striking. Fantastic cinematography (minus the terrible special effects).

[@chaoscomet69]

If you think the movie is crazy, the manga is sooo much more insane (and I love it)

[@zachburskey8868]

SPOILER Especially since the mastermind behind removing the Yakuza, is the old man who has dementia, so the last scene in the manga is him calling a support line for the elderly and explaining to the girl on the line that he's "finished the job".

[@the1downs696]

I think the manga is so much better than the film at least in terms of it's themes and plot details. The building they all live in being a huge part of the mangas plot along with the other side characters from Gigi's gang. Really love the manga in it's disturbing unique way.

[@karen-chan]

Heh, would love to see you review Tetsuo: The Iron Man, it has some insane body horror (Especially since the director of that film has a part in this one as Jijii). Nice video Elvis!

[@micellea]

I like how you put the flowers there as a replacement, goes well with the movie lol

[@RedrumVideoProductns]

I loved this movie! It was so insane. I own the bloodbag DVD case with this movie. Ths "blood" dried out though. Cool little movie collector item though! This movie got me into Japanese cinema and I became a fan of Takashi Miike after this. He's a brilliant director.

[@zerogravity2264]

This will always be one of my favorite movies because of how bizarre it is, but Audition by Takishi Miike made me quezzy and I haven't felt that way since Martyrs

[@rileyparker1750]

Watch Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, that movie is more brutal than this one in my opinion but both are really good.

[@peterspipes9698]

Agreed!

[@snk7799]

I don't know about being more brutal than Ichi, but it definitely is way funnier!

[@oopirates96]

It's gory the acting dubbed is so bad it's good great movie.

[@C.G.Jr.]

Ahhhh i love that you're talking about Ichi. My friend showed me this one around last Christmas and I adore the vibe of it. An insanely dark parody of superhero films centered around the antagonist, a sato masochistic yakuza boss, and our "hero" is this psycho incel man baby that dresses up like a comic book hero. Plus, anytime this psycho incel baby goes on a rampage, he ends up also killing the people he was meant to save. It's funny, cause anyone Ichi slaughters that is considered a villain, it is usually shown with extremely goofy effects, however, when Ichi kills an innocent, it is shown in total brutally. Love this film.

[@hamster_grease5137]

Saw this video, watched a minute, saw there was a manga, binge read it, and now I'm scarred for life. Thanks Elvis!!!

[@brightcellarswine]

Glad to see you loving your picks! Cheers🍷

[@cmillertime7477]

I remember watching this movie when I was maybe 12 years old. The internet made me do it.

[@alexgrubb1057]

I’m only in a few seconds in and this already looks insane. Great job as usual Elvis (:

[@davidb8815]

Elvis doing a vid on an obscure movie that I've actually seen and enjoyed? Today is a lucky day!

[@intothepale3551]

I watched this with my boyfriend about a month ago and right into the second half, we were having a fantastic time. I love this movie so much!

[@luigi-yx7nc]

Ichi the killer is not obscure lol

[@isadoramoon7521]

Huh? Obscure? It's pretty well known movie and so is the director. At least outside of USA 🤷‍♀️

[@arthurbordet8754]

The thing is, the manga is even more graphic than the movie

[@doctorx2307]

Well of course because it’s all art so you draw out your wildest desires

[@azzauk1984]

Fun fact: the guy in the TV box thing is called kano, like in mortal Kombat. The guy who plays Kakihara would later play Raiden in the 2021 Mortal Kombat movie

[@mikeestvanik]

My man. I've watched so many of your videos and never checked your merch. It's fire homie

[@zacharypegg7051]

Hearing "Ichi" pronounced "Itchy" managed to make me laugh every time lol

[@terminaldeity]

I can't tell if he's doing it on purpose or not.

[@rodericperez4204]

@@terminaldeity I was thinking the same thing. At first I thought it was a bit but then he mispronounced the directors name the same way and added he didn’t know if he was pronouncing it right. This made me go “Oh, it isn’t a bit.” Which made me cringe even harder. Still an enjoyable video and I really liked how you recognized the Jojo type villainy which is appropriate since the director actually directed the Jojo movie.

[@shawbros]

@@terminaldeity It's not on purpose. It's just an american trying to pronounce japanese words, using only an understanding of american accents.

[@danielfenton1686]

OK, weeb.

[@jasnammansa5907]

Is it "eetchee"?

[@Vladislavtheinhaler]

It's rare that sponsors actually stand out to me, that being said I've just got my first 6 box of wine for my mom for her birthday lol.

[@thenextgeneration9030]

hi, i reported your comment

[@korykang5549]

@@thenextgeneration9030 hi, i reported your comment

[@Vladislavtheinhaler]

@@thenextgeneration9030 too who? The KZbin police?

[@Youarereadingmycomment]

Me too!

[@twily4]

I am SO GLAD I watched this movie before watching this review, it had been on my watch list for a very long time and this gave me the kick in the butt that I needed. In spite of its goofy, over-the-top violence and gore, I loved watching it. There's something charming about Jijii's obviously "deep faked" face overimposed on a muscle man, the opening scene where Kakihara exhales smoke from his cheek scars (my fave effect), the scene where he unhinges his jaw and scrapes the skin off Long's fist... it's just fun!

[@lilitheden748]

I saw this film years ago and found it amazingly good. My husband is, as am I, a horror fan and when he asked me to see something “different” than the usual horrors I suggested he watch Ichi the killer. He didn’t watch the film ‘till the end … some horror fan… It’s a quite disturbing film, but hey it’s just a film.

[@paolomolinelli666]

This is one of my favourites! Definitely in my top 10, so thank you for this video.

[@kolonarulez5222]

In high school I used to love movies like this! My favorites were Big Man Japan, RoboGeisha, Shaolin Grandma, and The Machine Girl.

[@teddyk1094]

So much Elvis content lately, I’m loving it

[@rebashhhh3448]

This brought back memories of my 2nd boyfriend and his college housemates, once a week we'd host a movie night and one of the housemates chose this on the same night we did our cereal judging night, so lots of people turned out. Needless to say not many came back after that.. oh memories.

[@fluffyflareon4152]

17:10 YES THIS MOVIE IS ACCURATE TO THE MANGA from what I remember from reading it a year or two ago, though there's a few more very effed up scenes I remember that either aren't in the movie or you (very reasonably) left them out of this review. Ichi the Killer personally isn't my type of manga but the mangaka wrote another one called Homunculus that I did like and I do recommend that one. Ichi (manga) is not bad for what they were going for and isn't very long so if you are interested in the story and can stomach things worse than those shown in this review give it a read I guess!

[@idiotsincorporated2080]

the scene where the guy deafens himself with skewers the audio was pretty good

[@Aupsic-hh5sy]

gosh, i totally forgot about Ichi the killer, i remember i saw an OVA long time ago of a cancelled Ichi the killer anime, it was insane

[@hallroney]

It s really interesting how the brutality of violence is easier to digest when is over the top

[@ierdandrakslei1176]

Giving a spotlight for this kinda makes me think that when someone's stumble on this ip (for me it was the anime and uh.... it was impactful) through the joy of the internet is gonna loose a bit of it's mystic. Not that I'm gonna complaining since it's part of your contents' appeal.

[@Chhjmmkg]

I don't think it was a thumbs up from him. It's just another one of the horrible films he reviewed.

[@ExzoSSG]

This movie is a classic. I always recommend it to people I meet just to see their reactions.

[@buyahhhhrooo4418]

Fun fact, Jijii is played by Shin'ya Tsukamoto, one of the most fascinating film makers of the last 30 something years. Watch all of his films. It's not a recommendation, that's a demand. Thank you, also I apologize for being so demanding.

[@may9-music]

I love this movie, kakahari is one of my favorite characters of all time. Thinking of him makes me feel okay when I want to die. So cool you did a review on this movie

[@chrisgroves4097]

"I Saw The Devil" must also be part of that conversation

[@nickc8863]

I remember going into this movie completely blind a few years ago.. I'd never heard of the manga and i had NO clue what i was in for.. Boy, that was a fuckin experience..

[@starwalker6771]

The way Itchi kills people kinda reminds me of those cliche when an dude slices someone’s chest and the torso slowly goes off

[@hkenny50]

I first watched this when i was like 13 and its one of my all time favourite films, anytime i recommend a Japanese film i only ever say ichi the killer... with absolutely no contex 😂 i also had it on dvd so i got to watch the directors narrative also and the making of this film and his ideas behind it are realy interesting especially all the gore scenes, the tongue one being my favourite!

[@TallicaMan1986]

Noice been one of my favorite movies since highschool. This is one of a kind. Totally unique even given the Manga. Nothing is like this and it has such a Takashi flavor at the end. Controlled Chaos is what it is. 13 Assassins also so happens to be one of my favorites.

[@KenzLovesMovies]

Haven't watched yet but this is one of my favorite movies ever, and definitely my favorite from Takashi Miike. If you like his work, he's also known for Audition. But he once said the film he'd most like to be remembered for is Visitor Q, so if you're so interested why not check it out :)

[@kodyrowe-manns6360]

The deltarune music was much appreciated my guy. Went from great Elvis video to GREAT Elvis video

[@serious.humor_a0z]

0:02 Ahh! He mentioned the name 🫡

[@xxJacket]

I read the manga a very long time ago and it definitely is something that stuck with me just because how crazy it was

[@Nightmare-fe9hr]

This is by far one of Mr. Miike’s more accessible films. For an absolute trip that’s also a blast to watch, I suggest The Happiness of the Katakuris

[@YtCondonesAnimalAbuse]

I like Imprint. Yeah, it's more like a short movie, but fantastic. Miike shows his talent.

[@Jay-st6sl]

When I was a kid(8-9) there was a tattoo parlor that backed up to my house. Like, it was my back yard, a like 10 foot wide alley, and then the back gravel lot of the tattoo parlor. They used to do body suspension in the back (Hanging from big wooden frame with a bunch of hooks through your skin) like right behind my house so when ever I see that in horror movies I can't help but think...theres lots of people who really, really get off on that. Like, more people than you think get married like that. straight up bride and groom hanging side by side from meathooks in their backs, I shit you not.

[@GreasySwayze]

The world is a lot freakier than I thought, I mean damn. One quick question: were they slowly spun to face each other to kiss? Because I am picturing they coordinated the marriage carefully if they were to marry while being suspended in the air by hooks.

[@thejackalbaby8385]

They arnt meat hooks, they are giant 4-8 gage fishing hooks without the barb. Though these days you can buy specifically made gilson hooks. A little pain is the price to fly! ;)

[@OfficiallyLarry]

man: hung with meat hooks and gets hot oil all over his body. elvis: F L O W E R S

[@Radriar___9946]

Spellbook allows you to pick the character you want but still has a randomized element that keeps people from playing The best champ/ult combos, can't wait for it to return

[@eternal8559]

Is that a comment about league of legends Ultimate spellbook game mode?, I'm so confused rn

[@grilledleeks6514]

League sucks bro. Move on

[@DanDan..]

We need a review of Ricky-O: The story of Ricky It's an absolutely mental movie that you'll definitely enjoy

[@MadamFoogie]

I love this movie, one of my favorites. i especially enjoyed the Khakihaa bite scene. Miike is insane. Thanks for the review.

[@MyLordAndSaviorPancakeMan]

The pain Elvis goes through for us is inspiring...

[@fleabaggins]

at this point i think we should all just pitch in for his therapy

[@handcraftedgetget2918]

The manga is definitely worth a read

[@ifabforfun]

I got this movie on DVD way back, it came in an "IV bag full of blood", the fake blood evaporated years ago though lol

[@sanity1433]

After just reading the manga, while i cant say they got everything right, i will give them credit for trying to capture the feel and vibe of the violence of the manga even if its just that bit goofy.

[@get-in-2-get-out774]

8:30 Papa franku sends his regards