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Movie poster: 1-Ichi (2003)
🎬 Movie
2003 · 83 min Action Thriller Drama
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

We follow Ichi during his high school years. Mr. Dai is the best fighter in school... whenever he fights Ichi is there and has a huge smile on his face. Mr. Dai thinks that Ichi is laughing at him but in fact he enjoys watching the violence that goes through the fights. Everyone is bullying, taunting and making fun of Ichi... even little kids from his karate class. Yet Ichi refuses to let go of his anger and fight others. Just when Mr. Dai is about to get Ichi, a new transfer student starts to make his own laws... by beating up everyone and breaking their bones! In a fight with the new student, Mr. Dai ends up on the ground, beaten and broken up from almost everywhere. It seems like this new guy wants to fight Ichi because supposedly he is the only one that could give him some challenge.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title 1-イチ-
Year 2003
Country Japan
Genre Action, Thriller, Drama
Director Masato Tanno
Runtime 83 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.9/10 (54 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film constructs a tense drama around suppressed aggression, relying on the contrast between Ichi's outward passivity and his inner obsession with violence. It explores the dark nature of deriving pleasure from brutality within the framework of school hierarchy.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of oppressive pressure that demands release, a raw look at the brutal logic of strength. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Masato Tanno

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Watch late at night, alone, to fully absorb the oppressive atmosphere of schoolyard brutality.

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