- The French DVD is the full uncut version
- The cut UK version was released in New Zealand on DVD in order to obtain an R18 rating and avoid being banned.
- The version released on Norwegian DVD in the year 2007 was completely uncut. In the following year, the film got banned in the country due to its extremely graphic content.
- The US "R" rated version is HEAVILY CUT by 11 minutes.
- German version was heavily cut by 13 minutes to have most of the graphic sexual violence removed or reduced, and this is to get a "not under 18" rating even. The uncensored version is completely banned in Germany due to its extreme graphic sexual content and violence.
- 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 the UK board BBFC with an '18' certificate with 3 and a half minutes cut mostly to sexualised violence.
- (14.9 sec) For continuity reasons a shot of Ichi's sneaker is missing. Afterwards, multiple shots of the pimp hitting the crying and whimpering woman are missing in the British version.
- (23.7 sec) Close-ups of the woman's face and the pimp beginning to abuse her. Cuts to Ichi standing at the window watching this.
- (26.6 sec) Flashback: The pimp is hitting the prostitute and pulls her hair. He is mad at her for not bringing in enough money (which he throws at her). She begs him to stop.
- (38.7 sec) The pimp is sitting on the woman and hitting her till she doesn't move any more. Then he gets up, pulls down her skirt and starts raping her. Cuts to the brutally smashed face of the woman and Ichi at the window.
- (3.2 sec) Shot of her face and then Ichi in a flashback.
- (23.9 sec) When Karen and Kakihara are pulling apart the guy's cheeks, the part where she tells Kakihara that she will tell him all he wants to know is missing in the British version. During that, Karen is groaning excitedly, and Kakihara is looking at her with a wide grin.
- (10.6 sec) Close-up of one of Myu-Myu's nipples. On this one (and the other breast, too) there are clips with rubber bands fastened. Then one of the Psycho Twins strikes along the table with a knife, thus cutting off her nipples.
- (3.2 sec) The brutally mutilated Myu-Myu is thrown on a table.
- (19.1 sec) 'Sniffer Dog' Saburo is smelling between Myu-Myu's legs to get Long's scent.
- (23.4 sec) Kaneko is losing it and starts severely kicking Myu-Myu to get her talking. Takayama walks over to his friend to calm him down. Kaneko pushes him away.
- (14.7 sec) Camera moving over Myu-Myu's blood-spattered corpse.
- 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.
- Australian DVD releases are the uncut version.
- 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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