If you loved Ping Pong, try ICHI
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Fumihiko Sori, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ping Pong, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What ICHI is
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.
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