Azumi

Azumi

2003 · 128 min · JA · R · 6.9 (291 votes)
Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura · Starring Aya Ueto, Kenji Kohashi, Hiroki Narimiya, Takatoshi Kaneko, Yuma Ishigaki, Yasuomi Sano · Music Taro Iwashiro · Azumi - Collection

From The Ravages of War Raises An Assassin.

AdventureDramaActionThrillerRomance

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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A whirlwind of brutal swordplay and somber duty. This film feels like a beautiful, tragic dance of death, where every strike carries the weight of a lost soul. It’s a relentless, visually stunning journey through a blood-soaked past.

intenseviolentmelancholicepicsomberpropulsivesamurai cinemastylized violenceepic actionperiod dramadutylossrevengesacrifice
martial artsassassinassassinationswordplaymass murderkatanamission of murderninja fighterbased on mangashinobi no mono
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