# ICHI (2008)

> A blind traveling musician reveals herself as a lethal swordswoman while pursuing justice and the father she has never found.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/11796

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
- Director: Fumihiko Sori
- Cast: Haruka Ayase, Yosuke Kubozuka, Takao Osawa, Shido Nakamura, Tetta Sugimoto, Megumi Yokoyama, Riki Takeuchi, Mayumi Sada
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060256/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: kinetic, dramatic, melancholic, samurai movie night, Japanese cinema night

## Movies like ICHI

- [Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/25879)
- [Zatoichi Challenged (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/36978)
- [Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/36972)
- [New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11149)
- [Zatoichi (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/206)
- [Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/11150)
- [Blade of the Immortal (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/286773)
- [Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/36971)
- [Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/36980)
- [The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/10078)

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