Contamination vs Ichi the Killer
Contamination has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Ichi the Killer). Contamination is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 9m. Ichi the Killer is the older of the two (2001 against 2025). Both are action, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Contamination
Ichi the Killer| Contamination | Ichi the Killer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Action, Horror, Science Fiction | Action, Crime, Horror |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | David Heacock, Neil Chase | Takashi Miike |
| Main cast | Elizabeth Chamberlain, Neil Chase, Brandon Horth, S-Raj Kumar, Tyler Sabourin | Tadanobu Asano, Paulyn Sun, Jun Kunimura, Susumu Terajima, Toru Tezuka |
Synopsis
Contamination
A top secret Alaskan lab goes dark due to an unexplained incident, prompting the military to send a black ops team to recover sensitive data and destroy the lab, only to find their ranks infected with a deadly alien virus.
Ichi the Killer
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.
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