Ichi

Japan's samurai version of a female 'daredevil' from marvel comics. Blind but able to fight like a superhero. Haruka Ayase is Ichi who has lost her borderline between faith or hope and desolation and despair.

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Ichi is a blind woman who roams about town with her shamisen (a three-stringed Japanese guitar), but she has exceptional sword skills with which she fights off yakuza and other villains.

Director:

 Fumihiko Sori

Writers:

 Kan Shimozawa (story and characters), Taeko Asano (screenplay)

Stars:

 Haruka Ayase as Ichi, Shidô Nakamura, Yôsuke Kubozuka 

Directed by	Fumihiko Sori
Story by	Ichi by Kan Shimozawa
Starring	Takao Osawa Haruka Ayase Shido Nakamura Yosuke Kubozuka
Music by	Lisa Gerrard
Production company	Shochiku
Distributed by	Warner Bros. (Japan) Funimation (North America)
Release dates	October 25, 2008
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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