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Ichi review
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Ichi a 2008 adventure film from Japan


It's the year 2008, it's time for our favorite blind Samurai Zatoichi to have a rest from the movie industry and allow a female version of him to save ancient Japan from bad guys, and who could be more appropriate then his own daughter Ichi to take over his hero part? Well she would if the movie knew where it was going.....



Ichi is born blind like her Father, she go to geisha school to train to sing and perform, also she is trained ninjutsu to protect herself, one day her father doesn't return home, and after Ichi been kicked out from geisha school, Ichi go on a quest to find where her father is. She accidentally rescue a clumpsy samurai named Toma from being killed by gang of bandits, but when the bandits rivals arrives, they believe Toma did it and want him to join forces with them to fight the bandit leader, but Toma is defenseless without Ichi, what will Ichi do? Shall she help him or will she continue with her request for her father?


How does this movie hold as a action samurai female assassin movie?

Well the action is spot on, I give them that, and Haruka Ayase nail the character Ichi on the dot, the editing and choreography is done well and I feel exited on every action scene, 5/5


How does it hold as a plot movie?

Well this is the weakest part of the film, and sadly that's what is important for every movie that the plot is doing alright, but the problem is it feels the screenwriter didn't know if it's gonna be a too serious movie or a too humorous movie, so it was put in as both, and that feels confused, one moment it's all serious next moment is humorous that take away the exiting feels of the movie, plus also Ichi get a kid as a side kick but this goes nowhere and it feels unessecary to put in, it would be more understandingly if there were less humor in this film so it would explain why the kid is there but because of too much humor the kid feel unnecessary, 2/5


How is the movie all in all?

Not perfect but it has many moment of samurai entertaining, great acting, beautiful colors and in time this movie can be a classic, we just have to wait and see, 7/10


7/10
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Added by Asiana
8 years ago on 29 December 2015 22:32

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