Kakihara

""I was waiting for a pervert like you" -Kakihara"

Masao Kakihara is the sadistic and masochistic Yakuza enforcer from the manga series Koroshiya 1 - Ichi the Killer and the subsequent movie based on it. He begins a spree of murder and torture when his father is killed by a mysterious assassin after he thought he was kidnapped by the mysterious assassin known only to him as Ichi the Killer who has been ordered to assassinate Kakihara as well.

Kakihara is a sadomasochist. He enjoys piercing himself and others with needles, as well as anything else that feels pain. Kakihara's weapon of choice is skewers, much like how Ichi's weapon of choice is a bladed-backstay-boot.

Kakihara has several distinguishing marks such as what appears to be a Glasgow-smile which is actually a slitted mouth that allows him to open his jaws to ridiculously wide lengths like a crocodile or a serpent. He also has slashes on his faces that resemble a number sign. Kakihara sports onyx hair and a contemporary, onyx, Yakuza-uniform in both the manga and the anime. Alternatley, he sports dyed-gold hair and multi-colored, custom-made suits in the live-action movie.