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.

Thu., April 15, 2004, 19:45

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Studierendenhaus

German premiere

35mm, Original with English subtitles

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.

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