Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero (2002)

Koroshiya-1 The Animation Episode 0 / 殺し屋1 The Animation Episode 0

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  • Anime: Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero
    • Japanese Koroshiya-1 The Animation Episode 0
      殺し屋1 The Animation Episode 0
      Type: OVA, 1 (~)
      Status: Completed
      Published: 27.09.2002
      Adapted From: Manga
    • English Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero
      Status: Completed
      Published: 21.09.2004
    • Synonyms: Ichi the Killer Episode 0, Koroshiya Ichi

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The mind-shattering prequel to the hit cult thriller, Ichi the Killer!

A masochistic mobster meets his match in the dark streets of Tokyo. His nemesis, Ichi, is a psychopathic killer with an unrelenting thirst for bloodshed. A horrifying secret burns in his mind, and his hands deal death without mercy. At last, the shrouds of mystery are parted to reveal the origin of the monster. The city will know its greatest fear at the unveiling of Ichi the Killer!
In »Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero« geht es um den Jungen Hajime Shitoshi, genannt »Ichi«. Er kommt gerade aus einem Heim für schwer erziehbare Kinder wieder zurück zu seinen Eltern. Nachdem er in dieses Heim gekommen war, hat er seine gesamte Kindheit verdrängt, nun ist er sechzehn Jahre alt und ist auf dem geistigen Stand eines Sechsjährigen. Da er natürlich sexuelle Anspannung verspürt, mit ihr aber nicht umzugehen weiß, trainiert er seinen Körper wie ein Besessener. Zurück bei seinen Eltern, muss er mit anhören, wie sie sadomasochistischen Sex praktizieren.

In seiner Klasse wird er nur gehänselt, verprügelt und erpresst. Als er in einer Unterrichtsstunde einen Frosch sezieren soll, bekommt er einen Ständer. Von da an ahnt er, dass mit ihm etwas nicht stimmt. Als sein vermeintlich bester und einziger Freund sich nun auch noch gegen ihn stellt und ihn schlägt, dreht er durch und tötet ihn. Dies sollte nicht das einzige Opfer von ihm bleiben. Er kann seinen Trieb und die Realität nun kaum noch unterscheiden und ist oft überfordert; seine Psychose kommt immer öfter zum Vorschein.
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