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• The French DVD is the full uncut version
  
  
• List of cuts to Hong Kong theater & DVD release:
  • 2 Graphic shots of needles jammed through "hooks" victim, one through the cheek and the the other up through the chin. Close up of grease scalding victim and horrific 2nd grease pouring (over the head!) An additional 3rd needle is then jammed into his chest!
  • Bloody close up's of the "tongue cutting".
  • All of the drug lady's fingers are broken off, not only one!
  • 2nd rape features additional punch to the face as well as shots of pimp thrusting into her. As pimp's body splits in half, there is additional shot (and classic sound effect) of his entrails pouring out. When Ichi slices the girl after killing the pimp, she turns her head to the side and a huge gash open's spraying blood as she thrusts around the room.
  • Extreme close up of "tv set" victim's eye socket.
  • Additional shots of "cheek pull" including excited looks between Kakihara & the girl.
  • The bloody face slides all the way down the wall after flying out of the room.
  • Scene of Kakihara picking up a string of guts and admiring it.
  • Long scene in which the thug saves Ichi from a beating and remember's his own beating. They then eat a meal together.
  • Horrific close up of kidnapped girl's nipples being pulled out with clamps and then sliced off with a knife! The later kicking of this girl goes on much longer.
  • During blowjob in apartment, earlier throat slicing is again cut from Ichi's flashback. Foot cutting is the same as H.K. but final slash to the throat in the hallway is much longer with more blood.
  • Close up shots of victim of "needle throwing". Same victim has his arm graphically ripped off.
  • Throat cutting on the rooftop is much longer with geisers of blood.
  
  
  
• The Hong Kong version rated "Category 3" is heavily cut.
  
  
• Passed by BBFC as 18 certificate with 3 minutes 15 seconds of cuts to sexualised violence in November 2002
  
  
• US DVD is available in a censored "R" version and an uncut "unrated" version.
  
  
• The Austrian Version is the uncut director's cut.
  
  
• The unrated DVD from Media Blasters says the running time is 124 minutes, but it is actually the full 129.
  
  
• Uncut in Australia R18+
  
  
• The version shown in Ireland is the same UK cut version i.e misses 3 mins 15 secs of sexual violence.
  
  

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