The prequel to Ichi The Killer, Ichi-1, is only avaitable in America at the moment, subtitled.
I won't talk so much about the story as not to spoil, but it's set in the High School where the main character grew up at. Basically this high school is the opposite of every Japanese high school in the country. The pupils run amok, and there doesn't appear to be any real control in the school, which is what Japanese high schools are NOT like (I attended a Japanese high school for a year, and it was really militant, conservative, etc). All that really happens is the pupils kick the shit out of each other for the ditzy pussy- there are no A-star brainiacs at this school, and Ichi (if you've seen the first movie) is pretty much how you envisaged him as being in his youth after watching Ichi The Killer.
Just because I know how much people liked Ichi The Killer, and I'm not gonna slate this movie like I was going to, and let you have your own opinions about it for yourself, but, overall, I give it 5.4/10. I think one can only enjoy this movie if they've seen Ichi The Killer.
No comments:
Post a Comment