Ichi the Killer
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Ichi the Killer is a notorious Japanese crime-horror film, directed by Takashi Miike and based on Hideo Yamamoto’s manga, known for its extreme violence and sadomasochistic themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ichi the Killer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9994967 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ichi the Killer Context triple: [Tadanobu Asano, notableWork, Ichi the Killer]
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A.
Kyojin Killer
Kyojin Killer is the famous nickname of Japanese baseball pitcher and manager Senichi Hoshino, earned for his fierce success against the Yomiuri Giants.
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B.
Ikaruga
Ikaruga is a town in Nara Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its ancient Buddhist temples and historic sites, including the UNESCO-listed Hōryū-ji area.
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C.
Shishinden
Shishinden is the main ceremonial hall of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, historically used for enthronement rites and important imperial functions in Japan.
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D.
Horikiri
Horikiri is a neighborhood in Tokyo’s Katsushika ward, known for its traditional shitamachi atmosphere and the historic Horikiri Shobuen iris garden.
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E.
Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel is a 1948 Japanese film noir–style drama directed by Akira Kurosawa, often regarded as his first major work and noted for its gritty portrayal of postwar Tokyo and the early collaboration between Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ichi the Killer Target entity description: Ichi the Killer is a notorious Japanese crime-horror film, directed by Takashi Miike and based on Hideo Yamamoto’s manga, known for its extreme violence and sadomasochistic themes.
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A.
Kyojin Killer
Kyojin Killer is the famous nickname of Japanese baseball pitcher and manager Senichi Hoshino, earned for his fierce success against the Yomiuri Giants.
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B.
Ikaruga
Ikaruga is a town in Nara Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its ancient Buddhist temples and historic sites, including the UNESCO-listed Hōryū-ji area.
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C.
Shishinden
Shishinden is the main ceremonial hall of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, historically used for enthronement rites and important imperial functions in Japan.
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D.
Horikiri
Horikiri is a neighborhood in Tokyo’s Katsushika ward, known for its traditional shitamachi atmosphere and the historic Horikiri Shobuen iris garden.
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E.
Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel is a 1948 Japanese film noir–style drama directed by Akira Kurosawa, often regarded as his first major work and noted for its gritty portrayal of postwar Tokyo and the early collaboration between Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ichi the Killer (manga) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Hideo Yamamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Hideo Yamamoto (cinematographer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contentWarning |
graphic violence
ⓘ
sexual violence ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| depicts |
organized crime
ⓘ
psychological trauma ⓘ sadomasochism ⓘ yakuza ⓘ |
| director | Takashi Miike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Tokyo Theatres Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEditingBy | Yasushi Shimamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
crime ⓘ horror ⓘ splatter ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasClassificationIssue | banned or heavily censored in several countries ⓘ |
| homeMedia |
Blu-ray release
ⓘ
DVD release ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ichi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kakihara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Karera Musication ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial content
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extreme graphic violence ⓘ sadomasochistic themes ⓘ torture scenes ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 殺し屋１ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Akiko Funatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Omega Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| romanizedTitle | Koroshiya 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 129 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Sakichi Sato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Nao Omori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paulyn Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinya Tsukamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Tadanobu Asano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ichi the Killer Description of subject: Ichi the Killer is a notorious Japanese crime-horror film, directed by Takashi Miike and based on Hideo Yamamoto’s manga, known for its extreme violence and sadomasochistic themes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.