S14E04 – Ichi the Killer (2001) [殺し屋1]

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Takashi Miike's infamous film 'Ichi the Killer' with guest Derick McDuff.

Returning guest and fellow podcaster Derick McDuff returns to discuss one of the most infamous Japanese films ever made. We're finally discussing Takashi Miike's Ichi the Killer. Hosted by Perry Constantine Guest-Starring Derick McDuff Visit Derick's Linktree and read his articles on WatchMojo. Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ ⁠https://nordvpn.com/fspn⁠. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ⁠JapanOnFilm.com⁠ ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ ⁠Threads⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ ⁠Film Stories Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Perry Constantine

Guest: Derick McDuff

Topics covered

• Japanese cinema
• Takashi Miike
• film analysis
• horror
• guest discussion

Keywords

• Ichi the Killer
• Takashi Miike
• Japanese film
• horror cinema
• film podcast

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WatchMojo

Books & works: Ichi the Killer

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