Ichi (2008) on Netflix
Ichi, a blind musician, wanders Japan with a shamisen and a cane that hides a blade, seeking the mentor who raised her. The samurai Toma Fujihira befriends her on the road.
- Netflix3.6/5
- IMDb6.5/104,133 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes78%
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Plot summary
Ichi is blind, a goze who travels Japan with a shamisen and a cane that hides a blade. She is searching for the mentor who raised her. On the road she meets Toma Fujihira, a wandering samurai who claims he rescued her from bandits. They reach a town held by the yakuza family Shirakawa, plagued by the Banki-to, a band of mercenaries led by Banki, a skilled swordsman with a disfigured face.
