Ichi the Killer

One day, yakuza enforcer Kakihara learns that his boss, Anjo, has vanished without a trace. Driven not by loyalty but by an addiction to the extreme pain Anjo once inflicted on him, Kakihara launches a relentless search. Along the way, he discovers the existence of a mysterious assassin known as Ichi. Timid in everyday life yet deriving a twisted pleasure from killing, Ichi stands in stark contrast to Kakihara, a masochist who craves pain. These two monstrous figures are drawn toward each other as if by fate.