Cast & crew
Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero (2002)
Directed by Shinji Ishihira Written by Sakichi Sato
Cast
| Atsushi Imaruoka | Nobuo |
| Shinpachi Tsuji | Jijii |
| Ema Kogure | Jiro Torahata |
| Yutaka Aoyama | Jenny's Father |
| Hiroaki Yoshida | Teacher |
| Sayaka Ohara | Midori Takanashi |
| Keiko Tada | Stitch (Voice) |
| Chihiro Suzuki | Zatoichi / Ichi |
| Isao Yamagishi | Kaneda |
| Kouki Miyata | Ichirobei Hirano |
| Mitsuru Ogata | Police Officer |
| Takashi Miike | Kakihara |
| Eri Saito | Bubba's Mother |
| Yasuhiro | Miku Imamura |
| Daisuke Sakaguchi | Hirose |
| Hajime Iijima | Ikebana Instructor |
| Toshihiko Nakajima | Store Clerk |
Crew
| Hideo Yamamoto | Comic Book |
| Tsuneo Ninomiya | Character Designer |
| Shinji Ishihira | Director |
| Terumitsu Okada | Editor |
| Yui Takase | Music |
| Sakichi Sato | Writer |
| Toshiki Kameyama | Sound Director |
| Yoshinori Hirose | Art Direction |
| Matsuri Oohana | Animation Director |