Azumi
Japanese Title: Azumi
Release Year in Japan: 2003
Release Year in the U.S.: 2006
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Casts: Aya Ueto (Azumi), Yoshio Harada (Master Gessai), Joe Odagiri (Bijomaru Mogami), Naoto Takenaka (Kiyomasa Kato)
New-wave samurai/sword action film, featuring the world's strongest young
female assasin in early 17th century. Azumi is a young orphaned girl who
has been trained to kill people from a childhood by Master Gessai, to eliminate
the enemies who plot to start wars against the Shogun. The story is based
on Yu Koyama's manga (comic), and the film style is a combination of "Mad
Max"-like exagerated actions and manga-like fantasy martial arts,
stark departure from Japanese traditional samurai sword action films. Heroin
is played by a pop idol Aya Ueto, with a rich supporting team including
the eccentric enemy assassin by Joe Odagiri, Master by Yoshio Harada and
enemy leader Naoto Takenaka.
Joe Odagiri won Rookie of the Year award and Aya Ueto was nominated in
Best Actress category in 2004 Japan Academy Award.
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<Region 2>
"Azumi"
Japanese
English subtitles available
<Region 2>
"Azum2 - Death or Lovei"
Japanese
English subtitles available
All the still photos courtesy of Asia Vision Film
Movie Stills
Naoto Takenaka as the enemy
Jo Odagiri as the enemy
Yoshio Harada as Master
Young assassins
Aya Ueto
All the still photos courtesy of Asia Vision Film
