The ultra-violent tale of a broken killer and his yakuza nemesis that inspired the infamous film. By the author of Homunculus and HIKARI-MAN.

Ichi’s slaughter of the Kakihara Clan has begun! When Kakihara sees the gruesome remains of his underling, he’s overwhelmed—it’s an aesthetic triumph only a true masochist like himself could appreciate. Just who is this murderer who kills with such brutal beauty?

From the legendary creator of Homunculus and HIKARI-MAN comes the groundbreaking manga that inspired Takashi Miike’s cult classic film–a shocking exploration of wrath, vengeance, and the dark corners of the human psyche.