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This isnt a pure action film by any means, its fairly leisurely-paced outside of action scenes (Ichi doesnt play around with her enemies).Ichi (Haruka Ayase) learned how to wield a sword with the help of a blind masseuse.These days she keeps her sword concealed in her cane, only drawing it when the situation necessitates.
Watch HD Movies Online For Free and Download the latest movies. Yeh Mera India Animal Planet Anthem Mp3 Free At Movies123Watch Ichi (2008) full movie online for free, also download hd movies for free at Movies123.cx. Shes searching for the man who trained her, the man she believes to be her father. When Ichi is ambushed by a group of vicious gangsters, a sympathetic samurai rushes to the rescue. But Ichi can fend for herself, and before long shes saving his life. Traveling together to a nearby village, the duo later encounters a young orphan, who becomes their guide. It seems that a disfigured gangster named Banky (Shidou Nakamura) has the village in his iron grip. Even the local yakuza head has failed to end Bankys reign, a fact that the crime boss ambitious son doesnt take lightly. A small town terrorized by a clan of bandits find their only hope of salvation in the shape of a wandering minstrel and a pacifist samurai who is unwilling to draw his sword. The mantle of Zatoichi is passed on to the blind swordsmans daughter who has become so bitter at her condition and treatment in life that she has become indifferent to the suffering of others. Ichi may not be uber-original in its themes or plot but they are approached with enough sensitivity and maturity to create characters you not only root for when the blood starts spraying, but also care about. ![]() Having a female protagonist draws obvious comparisons with Azumi but it shares enough of the flavour of Yojimbo and The Twilight Samurai to make it feel a bit more adult, despite some rather over-ripe performances from the villains. Not as cerebral and artful as Beat Takeshis reinvention but still a worthy addition to the long running franchise. Imagine if Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman had an adopted daughter that was also blind and that he taught his sword skills. Also imagine that he left her at goze house as he went out on his travels, and she grew up to be a skilled musician. Thats basically Ichi, a satisfying spin on the long-running saga of the blind swordsman. The plot centers on Ichis search for Zatoichi (who has been missing for quite some time), her tragic back-story, a feud between two yakuza gangs in an inn town, and a traveling warrior that eventually befriends Ichi. Haruka Ayase makes for a good (and absolutely gorgeous) Ichi, and plays her as soft-spoken, reserved and stoic while letting her determination, dangerousness, and lighter side break through when appropriate. Ayase is also great in the action scenes, which are pretty well done and bloody without crossing the line into gory. I liked Ichi. Theres nothing groundbreaking about it, but I enjoyed the characters (even though the antagonists are unfortunately two dimensional) and the balance between fighting and character developmentstory is excellent. The other catch is somewhat obvious, you will need a Dual Core CPU to support MTGS mode, eg; AMD X2s, Opterons and of course the new Conroe. Enough of the text, lets move onto my favourite section - eyecandy So when does this new zeroGS come out Zerogs kosmos 0.96. Well for now no ETA, and please dont be nagging us about it Well zeroGS requires Pixel Shader 2.0, so you need a graphics card capable of this shader model (I recommend the GeForce 6600GT for budget users).
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