Ichi the Killer
Year: | 2001 |
Director: | Takashi Miike |
And that's fine, I just didn't find it my cup of tea, feeling like I needed a shower when it was over.
The story centred on rival Yakuza clans butting heads over a missing gangland boss. Led by a calculating psychotic, one gang causes enough havoc in Tokyo's underworld but there's another problem entirely; a mild mannered guy haunted by his past that happens to have killer reflexes, a superhero suit and a sharp blade that emerges from and retracts into his boot.
I don't know what the hell any of it was about, but I felt like I'd watched a snuff film. It was quite apparent Miike's intent was to offend and make the audience squirm. It worked.