Azumi

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Raised to deal in cold blooded death, the teenage assassin girl Azumi must defeat three evil warlords while also battling her own heart.Raised to deal in cold blooded death, the teenage assassin girl Azumi must defeat three evil warlords while also battling her own heart.Raised to deal in cold blooded death, the teenage assassin girl Azumi must defeat three evil warlords while also battling her own heart.

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6.7/10

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Awards
- 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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Storyline

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Trivia
All of Azumi's dialog is written in masculine speech, that is, speech forms that normally would not be spoken by women. This reflects the fact that she was brought up with no other women around her. Yae's remark "Girls don't speak like that!" is in response to Azumi's speech pattern. "Girls don't speak like that!" refers to Azumi saying 'Bokuwa' (the predominantly male word for referring to yourself) instead of 'Watashiwa' (the female or unisex form) when pointing out that she could hide her swords in her cloak.

Goofs
In the fight to make them assassins, after Azumí strikes Nachí: First scene - Azumi's chest is covered in blood; Second scene - Azumi'chest is clean; Third scene - Azumi'chest is covered in blood again.

Quotes
Azumi: Where do the stars go during the day?

Alternate versions
Japanese Director's Cut Runs 143 minutes.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Ninjas (2014)

Soundtracks
Negai
(Wish)
Lyrics by Mina Ganaha and Hideaki Yamano
Composed by Caoli Cano and Tarô Iwashiro
Arranged by Akira Inoue
Performed by Mina Ganaha

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Review

Featured review

Excellent change from western "martial arts" films.

If you're looking for a nice change to the regular martial arts fare coming from Hollywood these days, Azumi is a refreshing film.

The Villains, while still a little stereotypical are just psychotic enough to be fun.

The action is well paced, and the story adequate to drive the film towards it's inevitable climatic scenes.

The timing used during many of the fight scenes feels a little different to your typical Hollywood work, it's hard to pick the exactly difference, but it leaves you with a strangely different feel to the action on screen. The effects are great, the sets are great. I enjoyed the soundtrack, with scene changes often resulting in a sudden change in ambient sound - something that standard films tend to cover with sound or cross fades.

Overall a good solid film, don't expect an Oscar winning narrative, but the action is worth the watch.