Japan Synopsis
あずみ
“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.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Azumi sits at position #125.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Azumi. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedGolgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
★ 5.3 · Hong Kong
3 sharedLegend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
★ 6.9 · Hong Kong
3 sharedAzumi 2: Death or Love
★ 6.5 · Japan
3 sharedLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
★ 7.3 · Japan
3 sharedSword of the Assassin
★ 6.1 · Vietnam
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon
★ 7.2 · Japan
Other Titles From Amuse Pictures
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Azumi premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,306 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #774 of 1,216 (top 64%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | German, Japanese, Portuguese |
| Production Companies | Amuse Pictures, Tristone Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 8m |
| Release Date | May 10, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0384819 |