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Azumi is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Ryūhei Kitamura released in USA on 10 may 2003 with Aya Ueto

Azumi (2003)

Azumi
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Released in USA 10 may 2003
Length 2h8
Directed by
OriginJapon
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Adventure,    Romance
Rating68% 3.400553.400553.400553.400553.40055

Azumi is a 2003 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Ryûhei Kitamura and starring Aya Ueto in the titular role. Azumi is an adaptation of Yū Koyama's manga series of the same title, and was followed by the sequel Azumi 2: Death or Love in 2006.

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As in the manga, the old master Jiji is tasked by the Tokugawa shogunate to raise a band of assassins. Their task is to finish off Toyotomi Hideyoshi's three allies: Nagamasa Asano, Kiyomasa Kato and Masayuki Sanada, to prevent an outbreak of the new civil war.

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