The fight choreography was directed by Hiroshi Kuze, the man behind the amazing sword battles in many Akira Kurosawa films. The swordplay is done in a classical form with great intensity. Audiences will definitely appreciate and feel the emotions of each character, as well as the action which brings the film to a dramatic climax. Fumihiko Sori, acclaimed for his direction in PING PONG (2002) and the hit CG animated film VEXILLE (2007), created ICHI with a great cast and crew. It is also through her eyes that cannot see, that the audience will reach her soul and feel true relief when she finally connects with others by finding friendship and love. It may be because this character- who fights with pain every time she swings her sword- is a woman, the audience will be able to feel her sorrow and the sting in the heart of her difficulty to live. People treat her coldly, and she is even dismissed by others who are blind or in the same lower rank as her. Because she is blind and also beautiful, she constantly encounters people who try to take advantage of her. Wondering how she will find her place in life, she carries only a shamisen (a traditional Japanese stringed instrument) and a walking stick with a hidden blade inside. Ichi is a lone goze (blind woman singer) who has become separated from her traveling entertainment troupe. brings the Zatoichi character brack to movie screens in a new female incarnation.
In 2003, "Beat" Takeshi Kitano directed and starred in the big budget update ZATOICHI (US title THE BLIND SWORDSMAN: ZATOICHI).
Katsu also played the role in the 112 episode television series THE TALE OF ZATOICHI, which aired from 1974 to 1979. The character was featured in one of Japan`s longest-running movie series, with 26 films produced between 19 starring Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi. Zatoichi- a wandering blind swordsman who protects the innocent and fights injustice- has been one of the the most popular samurai heroes in Japanese cinema and television.
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