Ryuhei KITAMURA 北村龍平
Azumi
Nippon Cinema ª
10 orphans are drilled as assassins by martial arts master Gessai, and following their final and most gruesome test, they are sent off to kill three warlords. Azumi, played by idol Aya UETO, becomes the pivotal character in this action-packed bloody quest.
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Azumi (NC 2004)
Japan 2003
143 minutes
Director
Ryuhei KITAMURA
Script
Isao KIRIYAMA, Rikiya MIZUSHIMA
Cinematography
Takumi FURUYA
Music
Taro IWASHIRO
Production
Azumi Production Committee
World sales
Bogeydom
Cast
Aya UETO, Yoshio HARADA, Joe ODAGIRI, Masato IBU
About Ryuhei KITAMURA
北村龍平
Ryuhei KITAMURA, born in Osaka in 1969, attended film school in Australia. Afterwards he founded the company "Napalm Films" in Japan. With his great action films VERSUS, AZUMI and SKY HIGH he is considered a Hollywood contender.