Adventure ·Drama ·Action ·Thriller ·Romance · Japan · 2003 · 2h 8m

Azumi

あずみ

Azumi poster
Director
Ryuhei Kitamura
Cast
Aya Ueto as Azumi Kenji Kohashi as Hyuga Hiroki Narimiya as Ukiha Takatoshi Kaneko as Amagi Yuma Ishigaki as Nagara Yasuomi Sano as Yura
Crew
Takumi Furuya — Director of Photography Shuichi Kakesu — Editor Taro Iwashiro — Original Music Composer Isao Kiriyama — Writer Sumio Kiga — Producer Morihiro Kodama — Producer
Tagline

From The Ravages of War Raises An Assassin.

Synopsis

In war-torn Japan, the Tokugawa Shogun, desperate to restore peace to his people, orders the assassination of the hostile warlords. A beautiful young woman is raised from birth with nine other orphans, to become an assassin. Her name is Azumi, the ultimate assassin.

Trailer Azumi — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
martial artsassassinassassinationswordplaymass murderkatanamission of murderninja fighterbased on mangashinobi no mono
Key Collaborators
Ryuhei Kitamura Director Takumi Furuya Director of Photography Shuichi Kakesu Editor Taro Iwashiro Original Music Composer Isao Kiriyama Writer Sumio Kiga Producer Morihiro Kodama Producer Mataichirô Yamamoto Producer Naoyuki Sakagami Producer Osamu Kamei Producer Toshiaki Nakazawa Producer
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