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.
Audience Engagement
291 audience reviews — more than 90% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (90th percentile) outruns trending popularity (68th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
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
Adventure + Drama in Japan
292 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Azumi itself).
Other Titles From Amuse Pictures
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
Azumi holds position #125 of 263 Japan films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Azumi premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1511th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Azumi, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- mission of murder · 3
- ninja fighter · 3
- shinobi no mono · 1
- katana · 20
- assassination · 17
- swordplay · 16
- mass murder · 8
- martial arts · 369
- based on manga · 297
- assassin · 47
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 |