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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 79.5 / 100
2003·Action / Adventure / Drama·2h 8m

AZUMI

“From The Ravages of War Raises An Assassin.”

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.

Above the Line
Ryûhei Kitamura·DirectorIsao Kiriyama·WriterYû Koyama·BookTakumi Furuya·Director of PhotographyTaro Iwashiro·Original Music ComposerShuichi Kakesu·Editor
Cast
Aya Ueto·AzumiKenji Kohashi·HyugaHiroki Narimiya·UkihaTakatoshi Kaneko·AmagiYuma Ishigaki·NagaraYasuomi Sano·YuraShinji Suzuki·AwaEita Nagayama·HieiShôgo Yamaguchi·KomoruShun Oguri·Nachi
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 1
Ryuhei Kitamura·Director
Writing· 2
Isao Kiriyama·WriterYû Koyama·Book
Camera· 1
Takumi Furuya·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Shuichi Kakesu·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Taro Iwashiro·Original Music ComposerYoshiya Obara·Sound
Production· 6
Naoyuki Sakagami·ProducerOsamu Kamei·ProducerMorihiro Kodama·ProducerSumio Kiga·ProducerMataichirô Yamamoto·ProducerToshiaki Nakazawa·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Toshihide Kosaka·Lighting Director
By the Numbers
79.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Azumi's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#E0E0E0
#CC0000
#202020
Mood
Intense, Dramatic, Action
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The movie poster for 'Azumi 2: Death or Love' features a central, large, black and white portrait of a young woman looking upwards, with red Japanese characters”

actiondrama
Key Elements
Shattered Glass Crystal EffectRed Horizontal Band
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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