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Azumi [DVD] [2003]

DVD ~ Aya Ueto
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Aya Ueto, Shun Oguri, Hiroki Narimiya, Kenji Kohashi, Takatoshi Kaneko
  • Directors: Ryûhei Kitamura
  • Writers: Mataichiro Yamamoto, Isao Kiriyama, Yu Koyama
  • Producers: Mataichiro Yamamoto, Toshiaki Nakazawa
  • Format: PAL
  • Language Japanese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Aug 2004
  • Run Time: 123 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002HSDS2
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,956 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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AZUMI is a young Japanese orphan who is a ruthless trained assassin. It is 19th Century Japan, torn-apart by war. Along with nine others she has been taught deadly martial arts skills by Master Gessai, in the hope that one day they will cold-bloodedly kill the warlords who cause constant unrest in the land. The ten proteges must form pairs and fight to the death to leave the five most merciless killers, cold enough to murder their own friends. But are Gessai's motives all that they seem

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars samurai fighting at its best, 30 Dec 2004
By Richard Willis "English Guy" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I took a chance when I brought Azumi, I read a review and thought I should give it a try, boy am I glad I did. Apart from the fact that Aya Ueto is the most attractive girl I have ever seen, she is by far the most agile and capable of taking you into her world. This is this the most epic and violent film I have ever had the pleasure to witness. The epic final battle scene alone is cetianly one to remember and kicks the crap out of anything Hollywood would have the balls to create. Though this is not to say it is merely a blood and guts movie, it has character and a powerful story to tell of friendship and sacrifice. If you are a fan of Jananese violence such as Battle Royale and Princess Blade this movie is sure to please. I certainly would recommend this to all lovers of Asian Cinema.
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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent film not to be compared with others, 28 Dec 2006
I have seen this film many times and wouldn't be writing a review if it wasn't for the fact that I feel the other reviews on this page do this film no justice.
The first thing that has got my back up is that some guy is trying to compare Azumi to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This is the most rediculous thing ever as there not even from the same Country, Azumi is Japanese, Crouching Tiger is Chinese and have a completely different style to each other.
Azumi is an excellent film, the characters are all well developed and realistically skillful with a sword, they aren't meant to have superpowers.
This film if anything is in the same vain as Versus, the first film to come from the same director. The fight scenes, if thats all your after are monumentally huge with the lead character taking on an absurd amount of people. Also its based on a comic, if I remember rightly so its supposed to be a little absurd in places.
This film is no pansy like Crouching Tiger which is basically martial arts mixed with ballet, so ignore anyone who tries to compare the two.
An excellent film worth watching over and over.
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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Kitamura does it again, 8 Jul 2004
From the director of acclaimed Zombie/Yakuza/etc.. film "Versus" comes Azumi, the story of a female samurai who along with a team of other samurai must defend honour.

If you liked the fight scenes in Versus, much the same in Azumi but the budget is higher and improved camera work make this work a lot better.

Also, most of the cast of Versus turn up again, although not in a bad way, its from brief cameos to major parts.

As i said vastly improved fight scenes when the excellent female Azumi takes on 100 men at once, will not spoil the ending but watch and enjoy.

I would recommend this to anyone who likes either Samurai films, Versus or any Manga (The movie is based on a manga).

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Little Bit Funny, A Little Bit Sad and Every Bit Action Packed
Azumi is a young girl raised to be an assassin. There really isn't much more to it. It's a little bit sad, a little bit funny, and every bit action packed. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Hollie

4.0 out of 5 stars Female Samurai Assassins are not to be mess with
Azumi is a nice action flick with a B-movie feel to it. Yeah, it gets boring in some parts, but it delivers kick a.. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Jenny J.J.I.

4.0 out of 5 stars Heart of steel
Most action movies are all about the testosterone, and most action women are basically sexy parodies of their male counterparts.

Not so in "Azumi. Read more
Published 13 months ago by E. A Solinas

3.0 out of 5 stars eye candy
This film is fun to watch, but not good. The plot is that a hadful of orphans are raised to be incredible fighters to wipe out the warlords in japan. Read more
Published 17 months ago by D. J. Downes

1.0 out of 5 stars childish nonsense
'Azumi' is the type of film I would have enjoyed when I was in my early teens, when I used to love watching TV shows like 'The Water Margin' and all those tacky Hong Kong Fung Fu... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Michael Knight

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
If you want an introduction to Japanese story telling and martial arts mayhem then this is the film and then the sequel to start with. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. R. A. Salter

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, ignore the 1star reviews
The film is a little strange at the start and a little off putting when you see all the 'kid' warriors, however it picks up pace and i found it to be rather entertaining... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. J. A. Butler

5.0 out of 5 stars Blown Away
After seeing Kitamura's Versus, i had been meaning to watch Azumi for over a year. I must say i was not dissapointed. Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2007 by Ross Symonds

3.0 out of 5 stars 'Referential' or a string of cliches? ....discuss
Was what I was thinking for the first half an hour or so of this movie- so far,so generic - seen all this before, and better done.
And then .. Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2007 by KalteStern

4.0 out of 5 stars Bloodier than a butcher's bathroom.
I pretty much enjoyed everything there was to Azumi. For a 2-hour plus film, I never once really felt the running time. It just seemed to pass in a breeze. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2007 by Shawn Watson

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