ICHI
2008 2h 0m movie Film Japan

ICHI

チャンバラ

“Justice is blind.”

Synopsis

チャンバラ

“Justice is blind.”

Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters problems every step of the way. Fortunately for Ichi, she is also a gifted swordswoman and carries a lethal blade within her walking stick.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with ICHI. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Warner Bros. Japan

Action + Adventure in Japan

1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding ICHI itself).

The 2007–2009 Japan Window

ICHI holds position #203 of 362 Japan films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
    #1

    25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    ★ 9.3 · 2008
  2. Operation Love
    #2

    Operation Love

    ★ 8.8 · 2007
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009
  4. Naruto Shippūden
    #4

    Naruto Shippūden

    ★ 8.6 · 2007
  5. To Love-Ru
    #5

    To Love-Ru

    ★ 8.5 · 2008
  6. Jin
    #6

    Jin

    ★ 8.5 · 2009
  7. Clannad
    #7

    Clannad

    ★ 8.4 · 2007
  8. Vampire Knight
    #8

    Vampire Knight

    ★ 8.4 · 2008

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when ICHI premiered alongside 124 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 124 other Japan films in 2008.

The 2137th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

105
Reviews
77th
Review-volume percentile
56th
Popularity percentile

105 audience reviews — more than 77% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (77th percentile) outruns trending popularity (56th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
105
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,731 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,079 of 1,714 (top 63%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesWarner Bros. Japan, Geneon Entertainment, TBS, The Asahi Shimbun
Runtime2h 0m
Release DateOctober 25, 2008
IMDbtt1060256
Official Sitewwws.warnerbros.co.jp

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