Azumi (2003)

Original title

あずみ

Directed by

Ryuhei Kitamura

Genre

action film, ninja film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 366 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman trained from childhood as an assassin is sent on a mission to kill warlords who threaten peace in feudal Japan. She must navigate betrayal and loss while carrying out her deadly task.

stylizedintensevisceralvengefulmelancholicfast-pacedgrimfierce

What happens

Azumi (あずみ) is a 2003 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Ryûhei Kitamura and starring Aya Ueto, Yuma Ishigaki, Shun Oguri, Hiroki Narimiya, Takatoshi Kaneko, Eita, Shogo Yamaguchi and Joe Odagiri. Azumi is a live-action adaptation of Yū Koyama's manga series of the same title, and was followed by the sequel Azumi 2: Death or Love in 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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