First Avenue, Kabuki-cho
- Are you sure, Mr Fujiwara? - You know what the boss said.
He doesn't need a bodyguard.
At least not in the apartment.
But why not let me keep a look-out outside his door?
While he's fucking a girl?
That's not what I mean.
You're only a bodyguard, so just shut the fuck up until you're needed.
Hello.
Is that you, Takeshi?
You're coming home soon, aren't you?
You're not leaving too, are you?
No Takeshi, I won't leave you. I'm at work.
- I'll call back later. - Dad, Dad...
Tadanobu Asano
Hideo Yamamoto
Takashi Miike
Stop it. No!
No!
Cut it out.
No.
Stop.
How does that feel?
Who's there? Who the hell...!
Ichi The Killer
It's me,
- Inoue, don't! - I thought I'd strengthen my resolve
No need. Ichi will take care of everything.
Lately we only go in to clean up after Ichi.
Found it.
I thought I told you to quit.
What the hell?
If I can't shoot up, you can't use my phone.
Let's go.
He did it again. As gross as ever.
What's this guy Ichi like, anyway?
Let's get started.
What the hell happened here?
You were guarding the boss last night.
- So was Kaneko. - Don't try and pass the blame.
Sorry. My apologies.
Mr Kaneko, any idea where he might be?
Has Anjo really disappeared?
How much money is missing?
About 3 million yen.
Then I guess Anjo took the money... and ran off with the girl.
Sir, the boss would never do such a thing. Never.
All that time he spent in jail... must have softened his brain.
A guy grows old gets obsessed with a broad
and can't even tell his ass from a hole in the ground.
Probably some other gang is behind it, sir.
There are many who bear us a grudge.
It's not Anjo who made enemies. You did.
The boss is not dead.
Please excuse us.
- Don't you have a girlfriend? - No. It gets lonely, you know.
- Why don't you get yourself a pet? - I used to have an alligator
but they get hard to handle so I flushed it down the toilet.
I see.
- What kind? - A mongrel.
He was so cute.
But this bloke next door...
He made fun of it.
So I started praying.
Welcome.
- Is Karen here? - She's there. Follow me.
- My wish was fulfilled. - Really?
It died.
It did?
C'mon, have another.
- Masa. - Did you hear?
The boss has disappeared.
If he ran off at all it would've been with you.
Another gang have got him.
What are you going to do now?
He's not dead. I'll find him.
Yes, I'm sure you will.
Don't fool with me, Karen.
He's alive. I'm dead sure of it.
He's just waiting for me to find him.
Yeah, but...
You're the boss's woman.
What are you talking about?
I'm sorry.
- It's my birthday. - Today's your birthday?
- Then this is your present. - I thought I told you to quit.
Kakihara of the Anjo gang.
Murder, arson, smuggling and rape.
How have you been?
So you're back in Shinjuku, huh?
This is the only place... where guys like us can make a living.
Did you hear what happened at our place?
More or less.
When you hear anything, I want to know. There'll be a reward.
I see.
Kill yourself.
I'm sorry.
I can't hear you.
Hurry up and die. Hurry up and die.
I'm sorry.
I have no use for your stupid apologies.
Stop crying.
You can shed all the tears you want.
I'll only forgive you when you're dead.
You stupid son of a bitch.
I don't want to hear that you haven't found him yet.
Give me that.
I want you to turn Shinjuku inside out
until you find the boss! Don't show your face until you do.
Chief, so far we haven't found any clues.
That doesn't mean, of course... that I've abandoned all hope.
I'll find him. Just leave it to me.
I'll get it.
It's just a rumour.
Hard to say how much of it is true.
But the Funakis belong to the Sanko syndicate, just like us.
They even share the building with us.
Exactly. That way they can keep tabs...
on who's coming and going.
- They probably staked out your boss. - Why do that?
Well, Mr Kakihara... three years ago you yourself
cut Mr Suzuki of the Funaki family out of a porn video sales racket.
Word has it that he hasn't forgotten.
So, you think Suzuki is behind all this?
It's only a rumour.
But behind your back Mr Suzuki is bad-mouthing you.
He's spread some pretty ridiculous stories.
Such as that you had a crush on boss Anjo.
What the hell are you talking about?
Takayama, bring him here.
Bring who?
Suzuki, of course.
But...
You got cold feet?
That's not the problem.
We don't have any proof.
Since when do you care about proof?
If he lies we'll give his corpse to Funaki.
Get on with it, Takayama.
OK.
Jijii, go buy some shrimps.
Shrimps?
Kakihara?
Tempura?
What the hell's going on here?
Kakihara! What the fuck is this?
You look fantastic, Mr Suzuki.
Where is the boss?
The boss? You mean Anjo?
He and that girl bolted. Made off with your money, right?
I don't get what you say.
Wait. Stop, damn it!
You think I took boss Anjo?
I know you're pissed off because I dealt you out of that video deal.
You've been going around bad-mouthing us.
No, I haven't.
Yes, you have. Ain't that right, Jijii?
Who the hell are you?
You say you didn't dub adult videos behind Mr Kakihara's back?
That proves you can't be trusted.
OK, it's true about the videos. I'll admit that.
But I know nothing about your boss.
You have to believe me, please.
I'll ask you again. Where is the boss?
I don't know. I really have no idea.
- Chief, that's too... - Wait.
Hey, wait!
I wonder how Jijii managed to get a camera and a mike in there?
- I put them there. - You did?
Jijii talked me into it before I was kicked out of the Anjo gang.
So you were buddies with Kakihara?
He wouldn't recognise me now. I had a face job.
Plastic surgery?
Why did you choose this face?
Shut up!
Right, I have to make a call.
You about ready to come clean?
I'm going to kill all of you.
Once again. Where is the boss?
How would I know?
Somebody's already killed him!
He's still alive.
So what?
If you won't talk, maybe your little one will.
No. Don't do that.
Give me a break, damn it! I'll do anything you want if you just stop.
What the hell?
Is that you, Suzuki?
Kakihara! What the fuck do you think you are doing?
Just a little torture.
- What did Suzuki do? - Don't!
Put that back, Mr Kaneko.
Who the hell are you?
You tell us first what you are doing here, Mr Funaki.
Someone called to say Suzuki was in big trouble with your gang.
He thinks I kidnapped his boss.
Suzuki would never do such a stupid thing.
Let him go.
- In this together, are you? - What?
We were tipped off that Suzuki had taken the boss.
By who?
That guy there.
- Well, who? - That guy Jijii.
What guy?
You! Go and find him!
Hello.
So you came back.
You are the only one
who enjoys seeing a girl's body all black-and-blue.
How...?
What do you mean, 'how'?
Tell me about the beating you got yesterday?
What do you mean?
Did it hurt?
I thought I was going to die.
The bastard. I wish he would die.
Die...
Yes, I wish he would die.
Shall I kill him for you?
- Ten million yen? - No, you idiot. A hundred million!
That seems like a fair sum.
We don't have that much.
So hand the video business over to us and that'll settle the matter.
All of our money disappeared with the boss.
Take our video business too and we'll have to fold.
You think I'd let you off that easily?
Throw this guy out of the syndicate. That makes it a lot easier.
Maybe you're right.
I'll make a sincere apology.
This is not a matter of cutting one or two fingers.
- I have a taste for sweet things. - So what?
To apologise, I'll cut my source of pleasure.
What do you mean?
Ka-en?
All right, I'm on my way.
I'm going to look for the boss.
Boss!
I had to stop at the hospital.
The hospital?
That's disgusting.
Look, it's amazing.
It's all right. The human body regenerates itself.
If I keep talking it'll get better.
Who is it?
It's Karen, from the Hirando club.
Good morning.
Have you heard from him?
I don't owe you a thing so why should I tell you anything?
If you're not here to score, just fuck off.
How dare you come here empty-handed and ask me for a favour.
Who the hell do you think you are?
This is Kakihara.
The guy with the body piercings from the Anjo gang.
Hey, who said you could come in?
I don't care who he is.
I don't associate with the likes of you.
The boss is going to die.
What's this guy talking about?
If I don't hurry, the boss will die.
Like I said, if you're not here to score you're in the way.
So get the hell out. Scram!
Do you know what'll happen if he dies?
Jijii, hurry back here and give me a hit.
He was already in there when we arrived.
I taped it up in case he tries to escape.
Where's the boss, Jijii?
What's this?
That's our office.
Look what I found.
Boss Anjo...
So you guys kidnapped him.
Where is boss Anjo?
I'll tell you if you shoot me up first.
I'm asking you. Where's the boss?
He's long dead and buried.
If I'm not getting a shot then hurry up and kill me, brother Kakihara.
Who are you?
I know your methods. If you're going to kill me anyway
just get it over with, brother Kakihara.
Kano?
Jackpot.
Kano?
Are you Kano?
But your face is different.
So you killed the boss?
It was Ichi who did it.
Who is this 'lchi'?
I only cleaned up after him.
It seems that Ichi's next target is you, brother Kakihara.
You had the hots for Anjo, didn't you?
Not because you're queer or because you admired his balls.
It was because you relished the pain that he inflicted
when he beat you up.
That's why you want to find him so badly.
Am I right?
You need him to hurt you again.
Kakihara, I'm going to get you for this.
I'll never forget what you did.
I'm going to kill you, you bastard.
What did you do with the girl?
He asked where Anjo's girl is.
The girl?
We want the girl you took along with Anjo.
Return her to us right now.
Wait a minute.
You're also making a mistake.
We'll kill you. If you don't say something, we'll kill the whole gang.
Will you listen, damn it? I didn't do it.
I've got nothing to do with it.
I'm innocent.
Believe me, please.
Ask somebody else, please.
- Time is running out. - Time's up.
What do you mean?
We'll cut you here.
It won't hurt much.
No, please. Help!
Hello?
I understand.
Someone says he saw a man with a torn mouth attack Anjo's office.
That's Kakihara. I knew it!
I can't breathe in this mask.
I should've cut the eyes a little higher.
It fogs up when I breathe.
Hi Myu-Myu. How are you?
- This is it? - Stop it!
- You know what I'm saying? - Stop hitting me!
Tell me.
You can suck dicks, you have a cunt and this is all you earn?
How can I get clients if you keep busting my face?
Shut up, you bitch!
How does that feel?
Who the fuck are you?
Come in here, you little shit.
What the fuck are you doing? Are you some kind of pervert?
What the fuck is this costume?
Say something.
Can't you talk, asshole?
I'm sorry.
Don't bullshit me saying 'I'm sorry'.
Why are you crying?
- I'm not crying. - Yes, you are.
- No, I'm not. - I can see it.
- You're fucking crying! - No, I'm not!
What the fuck?
What did you do?
I killed him for you.
I promised I'd kill him for you.
But don't worry.
From now on I'll beat you up.
You'll beat me up instead?
Thank you.
Kakihara, you are expelled from the Syndicate.
The Syndicate came to this decision
due to the arrogance shown in your actions and those of your men
during the search for Anjo, your torture of Suzuki
and your refusal to bargain with Funaki.
Have you anything to say?
Are you listening?
Kakihara!
Is that all you wanted to say?
I guess so.
Then I thank you for everything.
That was a piece of cake.
Hey, Suzuki.
Are you sure we're doing the right thing?
It's strange the way he took it lying down.
You think he's bent on revenge?
- I forgot to mention one thing. - What?
I'm taking over the Anjo gang.
So we've been expelled?
That's right.
Every yakuza in Shinjuku is after us.
Whoever wants out, better say now.
I'm sorry. I'd like to hand back the sake cup
- With which I pledged allegiance. - Do you, now?
They expelled Kakihara.
Where's the money?
- I've put half into the account. - Only half? That wasn't the deal.
I'll deposit the rest when you've carried out our deal.
3 million yen is a lot of money.
What if you blow it?
In the next three or four days
you kick everyone out of that yakuza apartment.
They'll only get in the way. Can you do it alone?
Don't worry.
I'll get on it right away!
Make sure you squash Kakihara, good and proper.
Where are you going? What do you want me to do?
Just wait here. Don't move.
Ichi...
Ichi!
I dreamt about Ms Tachibana.
Who helped you when they bullied you? The girl that got raped?
When they raped her she cried for me to help her.
But my legs were shaking so violently that I couldn't move.
I still dream about how she cried out.
You wanted to save Ms Tachibana so badly?
I felt like raping her.
Surely you wanted to save her?
She wanted me to rape her.
Ichi! Open your eyes, damn it!
Why would Sailor do such a thing to me?
Who are you talking about?
Why would Sailor do such a thing to me?
Get a grip on yourself, Ichi.
Huh? What's the matter?
You've been expelled from the Syndicate, haven't you?
Letting you in puts me in jeopardy.
Who do you think you're talking to?
That hurts.
Mr Kakihara, please stop.
You'll tear it off. It's stretching.
Karen, Karen!
Karen, do something, please!
Help me!
Karen!
Can I join in?
That hurts. What the hell are you doing, Karen?
Masa, you know what?
What do you want? I'll tell you everything.
Take off your shoes! You're so fucking slow!
- Hurry up. - Go and get it.
Get a move on.
- Hey, give it back to me. - What?
Your father got fired from the police because he lost his gun.
What an idiot.
He's as big an idiot as his dad.
Those guns are paid for with tax money.
Give us our money back, asshole.
Hurry up and bring it back.
Can't you hear what I'm saying?
Hey, you.
Quit staring.
Get lost, you jerk.
You want to be my woman, don't you?
Then give it to me like you did before.
- Does that hurt? - Keep going.
Listen, when you're hurting someone
don't think of the pain that he feels.
Only concentrate on the pleasure of causing him pain.
That's the only way to show true compassion for your partner.
It's OK. Do it like you want to kill me.
The boss was a lot better at this.
That's enough.
You let me down.
Hey, come back!
These guys need to be killed.
Go in fast, and finish them off.
- I can't. - Sure you can.
They're all bullies. They work for the guy you killed before.
It's easy. Just go in and do your thing.
- No way. There's too many of them. - Come on.
You want revenge, don't you?
Weren't you going to rid the world of all the bullies?
Those guys extort money from the poor.
They beat up on the weak and pretend to own the world.
Vengeance is yours.
See the guy with the shaved head?
Doesn't he look like that kid lmamura...
who bullied you back in high school?
And isn't the guy next to him
the spitting image of that kid Tokito
who scribbled all over your textbooks?
Well, Ichi?
He does look like him.
You must take revenge.
Killing is bad.
I told you not to worry.
They're just a big bunch of bullies.
The people I just killed
were not the ones who used to bully me.
They're bad people. Of course they had to die.
How did it feel today?
I don't want to kill any more.
Don't be a fool.
If you don't kill the bad guys, who will?
I don't want to kill.
You'll go on killing, won't you?
I don't want to any more.
Kill the bad guys.
Kill.
Thank you for protecting me back there.
What's wrong?
Are you all right?
What's your name?
Ichi.
We're friends, aren't we?
Shit.
What the hell happened?
Chief, what happened?
He showed up, finally.
Isn't this amazing.
I'm scared.
Hey, all of you! Don't run away!
Everyone is bolting.
You're not running?
Not until we avenge the boss.
Well...
This is really something.
Look at this.
The human body is made out of a single tube like this.
I'm sorry, chief.
They've all gone.
Don't bother.
Takayama, call the East Shinjuku police station.
- You're reporting this? - No, I'll get them to help us.
I was being bullied when this strong guy turned up and kicked their asses.
You do karate and all that stuff, don't you?