![]() ![]() Though I'd never watch the OVA again, it definitely manages to be effective and evokes just the sort of emotions it aims to dredge up: disgust, horror, and a bit of morbid fascination. Plenty of Ichi the Killer Episode 0 is just as I'd imagine the movie would be: torture for the sake of torture. Given that you know how things end, you can't help but wait anxiously and nervously for the hammer to drop and Ichi's killing spree to begin and once it does, things get messy, quick. Ichi is bullied again and again, betrayed by one he calls a friend, and pressured into horrible situations with disastrous consequences. Mostly the story is a character study of Ichi, depicting his troubles at school, lack of friends, and other key points that ultimately lead him to a breaking point of gloriously gory proportions. This short look at a brutal, masochistic murderer is told in an abstract and oft-confusing way. After sitting through its entirety I can say one thing for certain: Ichi the Killer Episode 0 lives up to its predecessor's notoriety. Torture for the sake of torture isn't my thing, and the only reason I picked up its prequel, Ichi the Killer Episode 0, is to add it to the database. Let's get one thing straight: I haven't seen the disturbingly famous Ichi the Killer live action movie, nor do I ever intend to. It could only be one thing: Ichi the Killer. StoryViolence? Check! Blatant and explicit sex? Check! Animal torture and otherwise deranged murders? Check! ![]()
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