Ichi Origin

One winter afternoon, a school hallway echoes with Dai’s fists against lockers. Ichi watches, smiling. A new transfer student carves his name in blood across every challenger. Dai lies broken, begging for a fight he’ll never finish. A one-hit-wound vengeful dance schooler.

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Masato Tanno directed Ichi Origin in 2003. See Masato Tanno's full filmography, where to start with Masato Tanno, or where to go after you've seen everything by Masato Tanno.

Ichi Origin was released in 2003 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 83 minutes.