Ichi the Killer

Lets see how this works...The bright resolution in scenes only occurs when a character's mind is reverted to its primal desires and thoughts, such as what has been programmed into their personalities. (Example, Ichi-the rape) Kakihara, barely piercing his brain with that sharp thing of his, reverts to his basest primal desire: to feel pain. He sees Ichi killing him, when, in actuality, he stumbles around and falls to his death. Jiji sees that Kakihara killed himself, and that Ichi failed. The kid kicks Ichi to death. Kakihara, being dead, is in his own personal hell. The blue color of it is in stark contrast to the red of the blood he so desired to see, (as well as the color scheme of his clothes for the most part). In Kakihara's hell, the worst possible thing is to be alone, doing nothing. He cannot feel pain, which, for him, is the ultimate suffering. Jiji, seeing that his plan failed, hangs himself. The kid, after killing Ichi, symbolically wears the dark rain coat Ichi donned earlier. The kid has become the killer.

Lets see how this works...The bright resolution in scenes only occurs when a character's mind is reverted to its primal desires and thoughts, such as what has been programmed into their personalities. (Example, Ichi-the rape) Kakihara, barely piercing his brain with that sharp thing of his, reverts to his basest primal desire: to feel pain. He sees Ichi killing him, when, in actuality, he stumbles around and falls to his death. Jiji sees that Kakihara killed himself, and that Ichi failed. The kid kicks Ichi to death. Kakihara, being dead, is in his own personal hell. The blue color of it is in stark contrast to the red of the blood he so desired to see, (as well as the color scheme of his clothes for the most part). In Kakihara's hell, the worst possible thing is to be alone, doing nothing. He cannot feel pain, which, for him, is the ultimate suffering. Jiji, seeing that his plan failed, hangs himself. The kid, after killing Ichi, symbolically wears the dark rain coat Ichi donned earlier. The kid has become the killer.

Are you sure it was the kid wearing the coat? I always assumed it was just Ichi lost and confused after seeing his master had killed himself and nothing was there to motivate him. A good observation with the blue color, I never noticed that and it makes a lot of sense. The part about that scene I was confused with was the significance of his mouth opening. Was it just some random joke because of his slit cheeks?

Are you sure it was the kid wearing the coat? I always assumed it was just Ichi lost and confused after seeing his master had killed himself and nothing was there to motivate him. A good observation with the blue color, I never noticed that and it makes a lot of sense. The part about that scene I was confused with was the significance of his mouth opening. Was it just some random joke because of his slit cheeks?

What I really thought was awesome about Kakihara is that when he cut his tongue out he wore a bib to protect his awesome suit. The reason I love this movie is because Kakihara is so awesomely evil. One of the greatest villains ever.

What I really thought was awesome about Kakihara is that when he cut his tongue out he wore a bib to protect his awesome suit. The reason I love this movie is because Kakihara is so awesomely evil. One of the greatest villains ever.