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Azumi

2003 · 128 min

A stylish, blood-soaked samurai tragedy that balances kinetic swordplay with a melancholy coming-of-age story.

Directed by: Ryuhei Kitamura
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action
Starring: Aya Ueto, Kenji Kohashi, Hiroki Narimiya

Tagline: From The Ravages of War Raises An Assassin.
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.

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Directed by: Ryuhei Kitamura
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action
Starring: Aya Ueto, Kenji Kohashi, Hiroki Narimiya

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
violence
loyalty
betrayal
Places: countryside
small town
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	8
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: adventure, drama, action, thriller, romance
Directed by: Ryuhei Kitamura
Written by: Isao Kiriyama
Starring: Aya Ueto, Kenji Kohashi, Hiroki Narimiya, Takatoshi Kaneko, Yuma Ishigaki, Yasuomi Sano, Shinji Suzuki, Eita Nagayama
Music: Taro Iwashiro
Cinematography: Takumi Furuya
Runtime: 128 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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