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10 Best Movies Like Ichi the Killer

If you loved Ichi the Killer, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Gozu

Gozu

2003★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ichi the Killer for fans of Crime & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a sea...

#2
Visitor Q

Visitor Q

2001★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ichi the Killer for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In a dysfunctional family where the mother is a heroin addict and prostitute, beaten by her son, and the father is an ex-TV reporter, sleeping with his daughter and filming his son...

#3
Audition

Audition

2000★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ichi the Killer for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage...

#4
Killing

Killing

2018★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ichi the Killer for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In Edo period Japan, a lone ronin lives in a village helping the farmers tend to their land. One day, a group of outlaw swordsmen enter the village....

#5
Mum & Dad

Mum & Dad

2008★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ichi the Killer for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Mum and Dad, and their 'adopted' children, Birdie & Elbie, work at the airport. The family live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds, offices and hotels - including a steady...

#6
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

2011★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ichi the Killer for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences....