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Ichi

2008 · 120 min · Director: Fumihiko Sori ★ IMDb 6.5 · 4,136 ratings

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Following the footsteps of the blind masseur and swordsman Zatoichi comes Ichi, a woman and a daughter who travels the land as a 'goze' or visually impaired woman who plays the traditional three-stringed shamisen. This woman, however, has a hidden talent. She not only has the command of a lightning-fast blade, but also uses it in terms of justice and a quest for her long-lost father. Matching her skill is a man whose swordsmanship is only bested by his internal inhibition.

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Ichi (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Excitement 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Excitement, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Empathy
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 28 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy60 %55 %48 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension58 %54 %39 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Curiosity54 %48 %23 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Tension51 %44 %18 %4 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity44 %34 %23 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Empathy41 %30 %31 %20 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Empathy53 %39 %46 %36 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Sadness63 %38 %59 %54 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Sadness61 %36 %51 %48 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Tension61 %51 %36 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 63′Tension69 %66 %39 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 69′Tension74 %70 %50 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 75′Tension75 %71 %60 %54 %
67.5 %≈ 81′Tension77 %69 %68 %57 %
72.5 %≈ 87′Sadness81 %68 %65 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 93′Tension81 %75 %53 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 99′Tension81 %69 %54 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 105′Sadness81 %48 %66 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 111′Sadness76 %29 %63 %61 %
97.5 %≈ 117′Hope72 %13 %52 %45 %
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

YK
Yosuke Kubozuka

Toraji Shirakawa

YK
Yôsuke Kubozuka

TO
Takao Osawa

Toma Fujihira

Tetta Sugimoto

Blind Man

MY
Megumi Yokoyama

Toma's Mother

RT
Riki Takeuchi

Banki No. 2

MS
Mayumi Sada

Mitsu

TY
Tetsuo Yamashita

KT
Kumiko Tsuchiya

YN
Yûto Nakano

RS
Ryosuke Shimada

Details

Directed by
Fumihiko Sori
Written by
Kan Shimozawa, Taeko Asano
Type
Movies
Released
2008
Runtime
120 min
Country
Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 4,136 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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