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Azumi

Azumi

From The Ravages of War Raises An Assassin.

20036.92h 8m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura
Written by Yû Koyama, Isao Kiriyama
Produced by Naoyuki Sakagami, Osamu Kamei, Morihiro Kodama
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Top Cast

Aya Ueto

Aya Ueto

Azumi

Kenji Kohashi

Kenji Kohashi

Hyuga

Hiroki Narimiya

Hiroki Narimiya

Ukiha

Takatoshi Kaneko

Takatoshi Kaneko

Amagi

Yuma Ishigaki

Yuma Ishigaki

Nagara

Yasuomi Sano

Yasuomi Sano

Yura

Shinji Suzuki

Shinji Suzuki

Awa

Eita Nagayama

Eita Nagayama

Hiei

Shôgo Yamaguchi

Shôgo Yamaguchi

Komoru

Shun Oguri

Shun Oguri

Nachi

Themes & Keywords

martial artsassassinassassinationswordplaymass murderkatanamission of murderninja fighterbased on mangashinobi no mono

About Azumi

Azumi is a adventure, drama, action, thriller, romance film released in 2003 exploring themes of martial arts, assassin, assassination, swordplay, mass murder, katana. Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, it stars Aya Ueto, Kenji Kohashi, Hiroki Narimiya. 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.

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