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Ichi the Killer | 殺し屋１ (2001) dir. Takashi Miike

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can't believe they tried to make me hate this cutie patootie

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Ichi the Killer (2001)

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Nino says.

Nao and Tae.

Today's guests: #naoomori #taekimura

A good episode about friendship.

They put the best bread on the table. When they guessed the number of grams of rice, Omori's radar went offand he went into a rage 🤣.

Kimura-san is into Argentine tango.

Nino is into it too 😍!

This was supposed to be a counselling session about problems. But it turned out really funny! 🤩🤩.

♬♬♬♬♬♬♬ rice flour bread.

Blackjack♥️♣️ hot business.

Nino:-Don't mess with me 🤣.

Fuma:-I didn't do anything wrong!

It happened 🤭.

The programme airs on Sundays at 10.25 a.m. Japan time and 02.25 a.m. European time. Don't miss it!

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Breathe In, Breathe Out (2004)

Dir. Tetsuo Shinohara

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October Movie Review #9

‘Ichi the Killer’ (2001) - Dir. Takashi Miike

Summary: A sadistic assassin battles a masochistic yakuza enforcer after he kills the boss of the gang. Who will win? The ultimate sadist or ultimate masochist?

CONTENT WARNING: ‘Ichi the Killer’ contains scenes of sexual assault, suicide, and intense torture. These scenes will be discussed in this review. Reader discretion is advised.

Violence permeates every frame of ‘Ichi the Killer’. From the first few minutes we witness the cleanup of a gore-filled hotel room, a pimp sexually and physically abusing a sex worker under his employ, and a man being strung up from his back by sharp meat hooks while he is being tortured. The ending is just as grim, featuring slit throats, dead children, and back-to-back suicides. In short, this movie is a violent, bloody, two-hour nightmare.

But why all the violence? It’s easy to dismiss ‘Ichi the Killer’ on first pass as a mindless gory romp, but there is an important thread that runs throughout this symphony of human destruction. In ‘Ichi the Killer’, violence is almost always used as a tool for bonding. 

Enforcer Kakihara’s (Tadanobu Asano) torture sessions often have multiple witnesses: torture is used to reinforce loyalty and fear. After this torture scene, Kakihara is reprimanded for his rash actions: to keep his spot in his organization, he cuts the tip of his tongue off for penance.

The titular killer, Ichi (Nao Omori) is pressured into performing assassinations by his adoptive father and handler (Shinya Tsukamoto) by likening his victims to the kids that bullied him in school: because of this, he invests himself emotionally to each of his kills. These memories are later revealed to be implanted by his handler: violent memories are used to reinforce the bond between him and his handler.

The film isn’t endorsing this violence, of course. It’s rather an exploration of how violence is used in human relationships in every concievable way. The relationship between Kakihara and Ichi is particularly fascinating. Kakihara becomes obsessed with Ichi, wanting Ichi to inflict upon him the very extremes of pain. Ichi, meanwhile, mindlessly kills his way to the top of the organization without paying much mind to the particulars of who he kills. We are given a mixed portrait of Ichi: he invokes pity and revulsion. He “means well” and has a meek persona, but his sadistic side warps every single relationship he has, especially with women. 

When they finally meet in a battle to the death, extenuating circumstances prompt Ichi to have an emotional breakdown, leaving Kakihara unfulfilled. We’re met to empathize with both of these monsters at this moment. Kakihara is denied catharsis, mirroring our dashed hopes for a bloody brawl, while Ichi experiences genuine loss for the first time in his life, and it feels all the harm he has done comes home to roost.

‘Ichi the Killer’ is part mob movie, part splatter film, part black comedy, part psychological horror. It’s a kaleidoscope of genres and story beats held together by a passionate cast and crew. Love it or hate it for its excesses, it’s unforgettable.

P.S.: Also, Kakihara is hot as shit in this movie. In the manga his looks like a bit of an ogre, but here he dresses like Prince and has the swagger to match. Yeah, he may torture people for fun, but I can fix him, damn it. That is all.

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First Love (2019)

Summary: Up-and-coming boxer Leo (Masataka Kubota) and call girl Yuri (Sakurako Konishi) get roped into a drug-smuggling scheme.

Energetic, comedic, bloody, and wildly entertaining, even if the romance between two leads isn't as convicing as intended.

Rating: 3.75/5

Photo credit: The Last Thing I See

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Legal High 2 : Special (2014)

"Is it okay to kill people for the benefit of science?"

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Kubi 首 (2023) Director: Takeshi Kitano, Shuta Takahata [Japan Cuts 2024]

Kubi  首 「Kubi」 Release Date: November 23rd, 2023 Duration: 131 mins. Director: Takeshi Kitano, Shuta Takahata Writer: Takeshi Kitano, Takehiko Minato (Screenplay), Takeshi Kitano (Original Book) Starring: Beat Takeshi, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Ryo Kase, Nao Omori, Shido Nakamura II, Tadanobu Asano, Kenichi Endo, Susumu Terajima, Kenta Kiritani, Jun Soejima, Ittoku Kishibe, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Kanji…

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Dolls (2002)

Director: Takeshi Kitano

Cinematographer: Katsumi Yanagijima

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Pink Hair Cringefail Tourney , Round One

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i was cursed with this life of being in fandoms where the “cute little sweet” male characters who are actually horrible people or super boring get all the attention and praise from the fandom while my favorites, the cool, complex, interesting, usually female or feminine characters are hated on and pushed aside.

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The screenshots from "Nino-San". 21.04.2024.

Part 1.

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YESSSS I HAVE SO MANY

alphys from undertale. shes such a unique character and i’m obsessed with not only her growth, but the way she navigates the world, her guilt and her shame mixed with her strong desire to help others around her. the way she’s constantly battling severe social anxiety because she’s determined to use her gifts to make the world a better place, but she has a bit of a dark side because she’s willing to lie and cheat to get where she wants to go. but sometimes, things just go too far, and she loses control over the things she does. it’s so tragic and she’s just so fucking interesting. also she was the first openly gay character i’ve ever interacted with in my life and she’s the one who introduced me to the lgbtq+ community so uh thanks girl! for being the reason why i know i’m gay!

aubrey from omori. idk why the fuck y’all be hating on her cuz she’s the realest character in the whole damn game. she has such strong core values and she never backs down from them, even when they hurt her or put her in danger. aubrey would rather be hurt and true to herself than perfectly safe and a traitor to herself or others. she comes off as so strong and sure of herself but she’s just a little girl who was abandoned multiple times throughout her life, desperate for someone to just BE REAL with her. her life was ruined by what the two main male characters that get all the attention from the fandom did. she lost the one person who truly understood her. and everybody around her had a support system but she had none. she acted out of desperation, she wasn’t a bully like a lot of people like to say. i’m not saying she’s perfect (lowkey i am tho cuz fictional men get free passes all the time so i think she deserves one too) but everything she did was completely justified by the heartbreaking fact that she was ALONE. all alone. she’s my blorbo and i’m holding her in my arms. stop fucking attacking her and then defending those two guy main characters and calling them uwu baby gay boys AUBREY DESERVES SOME OF THAT TREATMENT CUZ SHES THE ACTUAL VICTIM HERE. but y’all won’t give it to her cuz she’s a fucking girl.

mari from omori. WE ARE BACK WITH MORE OMORI WOMEN CUZ THEY CANNOT CATCH A BREAK WITY YALL TOXIC BITCHES. first of all let’s get this out of the way she didn’t fucking abuse sunny. y’all just made that the fuck up because you can’t handle the idea of women being innocent victims who did nothing to earn their tragic ends. it ruins the whole fucking point of the game if she abused sunny. okay now that that’s out of the way MARI IS AN ANGEL. she’s such a beautiful character, the way she’s so fiesty but also so gentle and sweet. she cares so much about other people, and she just is so fun-loving. she goes out of her way to make life SPECIAL and meaningful. everywhere there’s beauty in the world, mari sees it. shes my blorbo too she’s so precious and wonderful and she deserves everything. and she’s not just an amazing big sister or an amazing girlfriend. she’s an amazing PERSON. she’s so beautiful and she spreads so much light in every room she walks in she MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.

nao egokoro from your turn to die. she is deadass the best character in the entire game and it’s CRIMINAL that she doesn’t get the attention she deserves. and don’t be telling me that it’s because she died early on cuz JOU DID TOO AND YALL HAVE NO PROBLEM GIVING HIM ATTENTION. anyway, her growth is AMAZING. her journey is beautiful and engaging and i am obsessed with the way she eventually started to find herself in her adulthood and discovers the strong, capable, amazing woman she had always been. she cares so much about her friends, sara and reko, and she works so hard to repay them for all the times they helped her. she tries to shoulder burdens so that sara doesn’t need to. she’s so protective over the people she loves, not letting people badmouth them. and she’s just SO PRECIOUS. a beautiful painter who’s so emotional that she sees the whole world in the most vibrant colors.

sara chidouin from your turn to die. idk why she gets so much hate (oh wait i do know. she’s a GIRL.) cuz she’s actually the perfect main character and i haven’t encountered a more perfect main character since link from legend of zelda. sara is so uniquely designed to the point where she’s completely iconic. she’s the perfect balance of self-insertable main character and individual with a personality and life of her own outside the whims of the player. her personality is so interesting too! she’s reliable and trustworthy and has an insurmountable charisma, which is typically a trait that’s given to male characters but sara wears it so well. she’s such an amazing main character and she’s definitely one of the biggest reasons why i think the game is so successful. and she’s just COOL AS FUCK.

all this to say: FICTIONAL WOMEN ON TOP. yeah i get it you guys want uwu little baby gay boys blah blah whatever but DO NOT DRAG WOMEN JUST SO MEN CAN BE ON TOP. we get enough of that irl so leave my baby girls alone please and thank you.

favorite character from any media BUT it has to be a woman. in the tags now go (pls talk to me about your favorite fictional women pls pls pls pls)