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Azumi
Azumi

Azumi

From The Ravages of War Raises An Assassin.

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AdventureDramaActionThrillerRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

10 May 2003

Country

Japan

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

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Bijomaru Mogami

Aya Okamoto

Aya Okamoto

Yae

Minoru Matsumoto

Minoru Matsumoto

Saru

Hideo Sakaki

Hideo Sakaki

Nagato

Ken'ichi Endô

Ken'ichi Endô

Isshin Sajiki

Kazuya Shimizu

Kazuya Shimizu

Nisai Sajiki

Tak Sakaguchi

Tak Sakaguchi

Sajiki brother #2

Ryo

Ryo

Mother being attacked

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Nagamasa Asano

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Tenkai Nankôbô

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Inoue, Kanbe'e

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Kiyomasa Katô

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Gessai Obata

Katsushi Ikeda

Katsushi Ikeda

Bandit

Bansuke Kasamatsu

Bansuke Kasamatsu

Nagamasa's Servant

Takehiro Katayama

Takehiro Katayama

Samurai Guard

Fuuma Kosaka

Fuuma Kosaka

Young Hyuga

Yuki Kuroda

Yuki Kuroda

Gessai's Son

Shoichiro Masumoto

Shoichiro Masumoto

Head Bandit

Misako Nagashima

Misako Nagashima

Takeshi Nakano

Takeshi Nakano

Bandit

Masaki Nishimura

Masaki Nishimura

Samurai Guard

Kazufumi Ohba

Kazufumi Ohba

Samurai Guard

Houken Sonoda

Houken Sonoda

Steet Acrobat

Yukiharu Sugiyama

Yukiharu Sugiyama

Bandit

Asuka Sukuna

Asuka Sukuna

Young Azuma

Yasunari Takeshima

Yasunari Takeshima

Samurai Guard

Kazuki Tsujimoto

Kazuki Tsujimoto

Head Bandit

Kanae Uotani

Kanae Uotani

Azumi's Mother

Hiroaki Yamazaki

Hiroaki Yamazaki

Nagamasa's Servant

Hideo Kojima

Hideo Kojima

Bandit (uncredited)

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