22 out of 24 people found the following review helpful:

The Real Deal

David Levy from Totteridge, London, 5th November, 2004

Japanese pop star Aya Ueto is the Azumi in question in this enjoyable romp from the director of 'Versus'.

Azumi is a very interesting and varied movie, and is certainly a lot more pallatable than some of Korean cinema I have seen recently, which tends to fall somewhere inbetween incoherant and jumbled.

Azumi starts as the story of a group of young people, trained for one particular mission - to assasinate the various war-mongering leaders of Japan. It does change course halfway through though, and the jumps in story keep it interesting and fresh. The characters are pure comic book, and there is enough gore to satisfy even the most blood-thirsty viewer.

Azumi is well worth checking out. It's fast paced, impeccably shot, and, in its female lead, it has someone more beautiful and more deadly than Kill Bill's The Bride ever could be.

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16 out of 16 people found the following review helpful:

Superb

jorseyblair from WEST MIDLANDS, 5th December, 2004

This is one of the best Japanese swordplay epics I've ever seen.
Right from the start the scenery and fight scenes are stunning and a good story line to boot.

Any fans of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' will love this film.
10 out of 10. Perfect.

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12 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Not awful

andylondon from from London, 9th January, 2007

Azumi could potentially have been a very good film but doesn't quite hit the mark. Contributing factors the terrible soundtrack, poorly translated subtitles, average acting and clunky story (though this last one may be, at least in part, down to those subtitles). I wouldn't say the two hours I spent watching this weren't enjoyable but it wasn't a particularly engaging film and it would seem to suffer from not really having the budget the makers wanted (or needed) in order to do it properly. There is some good sword play though and it's worth renting just for the last 20 minutes, when you'll find out where most of the budget was spent.

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12 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Girls n swords

sadboy69 from tyne & wear, 10th February, 2005

Along with Princess Blade and Lady Snowblood, Azumi is one of only a handful of girl swordplay movies.

Stunning action, good story, well worth 2 hours of your time.

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Amazing effects

Zal from , 19th January, 2010

The main character is based on a comic character. If you like blood and action, then this film is a must. THe subtitles help keep you focused on the story. I really like the camera shots and angels as they made the scene. If you are a fan of asian films which contain action and blood then this is a definate must see.

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Melodramatic, over acted, too long and quite good

Chris F from North West England, 23rd June, 2009

Typical Japanese sword fighting, samurai ninja fighting fare. Within 10 minutes of the start the group of assassins must KILL THEIR BEST FRIEND TO PROVE THEIR WORTH!!!! SHOCK!!! It continues with similar melodramatic themes, over acting that would make a pantomime dame blush and a plot that makes no sense. The photography is great, however and there are some great wire work fight sequences. It could do with losing perhaps 30 minutes, but if you like this kind of movie it really is good stuff.

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Azumi 1 and 2

Superchew from , 11th May, 2009

This and the second follow up are spectacular. You can forget Catwomen, or over the top Matrix. This film is in its own rights filmed with style and proper bone crunching realistic martial arts move, except for only one scene was a bit naughty with the use of a bomb, but you have to see for your self to experience a samurai's aura of swift destruction and true warrior mentality.

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