Dirty Harry- Starts off with a list of San Francisco police officers who died in the line of duty. Sets the mood about the dangers the viewer will encounter during the movie. The music to the scene is fitting as well.

Other great performances:

-Sonny Chiba in "The Street Fighter" series

-Jimmy Wang Yu in "One Armed Boxer"

-Old Man in "Master of the Flying Guillotine"

-Etsuko Shihomi in "Sister Street Fighter"

-Jim Kelly in "Black Belt Jones"

In my opinion, I feel "Ichi the Killer" had an influence on Nolan. This can definitely be seen with Heath Ledger's Joker. The Joker and the Yakuza Enforcer are quite similar. Both are sadistic in nature, wear a long purple coat, have a scarred smile, and have a set of knives on hand.

Two other movies and henchmen come to mind:

•The Perfect Weapon- Professor Tanaka was more memorable than the main crime boss. He and Jeff Speakman have a final showdown at the end of the movie.

•Kickboxer- Tong Po. Yes, he was the main villain, but he fought under his promoter, who was the main crime figure in the movie.

"The Frighteners" has to be one of my favorite horror movies. Severely underrated. I've always had a theory about this movie. I feel that this movie might be a spin-off sequel to "Full Metal Jacket". The reason is because of R. Lee Ermey's character as the ghostly drill sergeant/marine.