Ichi The Killer (2001)
Directed by Takashi Miike · Cinematography by Hideo Yamamoto
R129 min44 frames
ActionCrimeHorror
Love really hurts.
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What is Ichi The Killer about?
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.
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What does the cinematography of Ichi The Killer look like?
Sampled across 44 frames, the coverage of Ichi The Killer leans on medium shots (45% of the sample) and close-ups (23%). Cinematographer Hideo Yamamoto keeps 52% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 59% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 61% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Ichi The Killer?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Ichi The Killer (2001) are #2f2e2c, #4f504b, #11100e, #504837, #adaaaa, #d2cfcb — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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