# Ichi, la femme samouraï (2008)

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**Original title**: *ICHI*
**Runtime**: 120 min
**Genres**: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
**Directed by**: Fumihiko Sori
**Written by**: Kan Shimozawa, Taeko Asano
**Starring**: Haruka Ayase, Yosuke Kubozuka, Takao Osawa, Shido Nakamura, Tetta Sugimoto, Megumi Yokoyama

> *Justice is blind.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You're a blind minstrel crossing scorched roads and restless towns, your shamisen slung over a shoulder, a cane tapping ahead like a heartbeat.  
And then the blade slides free from polished wood when hands reach for you in alley shadows.  
The film walks the line between ballad and bloodshed, 19th-century Japan flickering in torchlight and steel.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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