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- Movie: Azumi
- Romaji: Azumi
- Japanese: あずみ
- Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
- Writer: Yu Koyama (comic), Mataichiro Yamamoto
- Producer: Toshiaki Nakazawa, Mataichiro Yamamoto
- Cinematographer Takumi Furuya
- Release Date: May 10, 2003
- Runtime: 128 min.
- Production Company: Amuse, Nippon Herald Films, Pony Canyon, Shogakukan Productions, Toho, TBS
- Distributor: Toho
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Orphan Azumi (Aya Ueto) is brought up in war-torn feudal Japan as an assassin. She is trained by Master G along with 10 of her fellow orphaned male assassins to kill two rival warlords - this is for the purpose of bringing peace to the nation. After completing their training, Master G has one final test for the 10 assasins. The 10 assasins are to pair off with each other and have one final battle to the death, leaving only 5 assassins. With their mission set, Azumi and the other surviving assassins journey out to decapitate the rival warlords.
Notes
- Related titles:
- Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)
Cast
- Aya Ueto - Azumi
- Shun Oguri - Nachi
- Hiroki Narimiya - Ukiha
- Kenji Kohashi - Hyuga
- Takatoshi Kaneko - Amagi
- Yuma Ishigaki - Nagara
- Yasuomi Sano - Yura
- Shinji Suzuki - Awa
- Eita - Hiei
- Shogo Yamaguchi - Komoru
- Kazuki Kitamura - Inoue, Kanbe'e
- Kenichi Endo - Sajiki Isshin
- Kazuya Shimizu - Sajiki Nisai
- Ryo - Osowareru Haha-Oya
- Yoshio Harada - Gessai
- Masato Ibu - Nagamasa Asano
- Minoru Matsumoto - Saru
- Joe Odagiri - Bijomaru Mogami
- Aya Okamoto - Yae
- Tak Sakaguchi - Sajiki brother #2
- Hideo Sakaki - Nagato
- Naoto Takenaka - Kiyomasa Kato
- Yasunari Takeshima
- Takashi Taniguchi
- Yasuomi Sano - Yura
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Awards
- "Rookie of the Year" (Aya Ueto) - 2004 (27th) Japan Academy Prize - February 20, 2004
- "Rookie of the Year" (Joe Odagiri) - 2004 (27th) Japan Academy Prize - February 20, 2004
- "Most Popular Actor" (Aya Ueto) - 2004 (27th) Japan Academy Prize - February 20, 2004
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Ki Says:
Feb 01 2011 9:42 pm
Obviously this movie was not inspired by any of Akira Kurosawa’s films. The movie comes from a popular Japanese manga and seems to have been inspired by the fast cut-and-paste action sequences favored by the A.D.D./MTV generation. One complaint about the movie would be the aweful soundtrack used in the film. I did not mind placing contemporary music in a film set in the 1800’s, but I did mind placing bad contemporary music in a film set in the 1800’s (1980s type of heavy metal music played in a sterile muzak form). Besides that, I enjoyed the movie for what it was, alot of mayhem caused by a J-pop singer in a mini skirt and her sword.
Flix Says:
Feb 07 2010 5:57 am
Azumi was an entertaining movie; with a touch of artistic humanism
Mister JONES Says:
Nov 26 2009 6:12 pm
One of my favorite chanbara movies. I can watch this one quite a few times. A great balance of story and action and cuteness.
Nalyah Says:
Jun 14 2009 2:20 pm
Actually I was disappointed by this movie. I enjoy marital arts and fantasy attachments, but this one was too much on the brutal side and less on the ‘plot side’ as for my taste. I also agree about the music- it was really nice, but didn’t really fit this particular movie.