Azumi
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ryuhei Kitamura
Aya Ueto
Kenji Kohashi
Hiroki Narimiya
Shun Oguri
Takatoshi Kaneko
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Orphaned in 19th century war-torn Tokugawa Shogun period of Japan, Azumi is found and raised along with nine other orphans by Ji, the mentor. The Shogun, sickened by innocent lives lost in senseless warfare, had commissioned Ji to cultivate assassins that could eliminate warlords before they could strike. After 10 years of inconceivably harsh training and discipline, Azumi and her comrades, who have been molded into invincible warriors, excitedly await instructions from Ji. "An assassin has no choice but to fulfill his mission, however cruel or extreme," says their mentor. "This is your ultimate test. You must kill your partner, or be killed." Azumi is stupefied. She and her partner, Nachi, who have developed a special relationship, have no choice but accept their terrible fate - only one of them can survive. With heavy hearts, Azumi, along with the four other survivors of the "test," Ukiha, Hyuga, Amagi, aand Nagara, venture into the vast world outside of their secluded valley.
Director
Ryuhei Kitamura
Cast
Aya Ueto
Kenji Kohashi
Hiroki Narimiya
Shun Oguri
Takatoshi Kaneko
Yuma Ishigaki
Yoshio Harada
Joe Odagiri
Crew
Takumi Furuya
Yuji Hayashida
Taro Iwashiro
Shuichi Kakesu
Isao Kiriyama
Yu Koyama
Toshiaki Nakazawa
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Mataichiro Yamamoto
Mataichiro Yamamoto
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States January 2004
Released in United States Summer July 21, 2006
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Midnight) January 15-25, 2004.
Released in United States January 2004 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Midnight) January 15-25, 2004.)
Released in United States Summer July 21, 2006
