In a Nutshell. Mini reviews of movies old and new. No fuss. No spoilers. And often no sleep.

Tuesday 23 September 2014

Azumi (2003)

A live action film adapted from Yū Koyama’s chanbara manga of the same name. I’ve not read the manga, so a direct comparison is out.
Azumi is trained from a young age to be an assassin. She’s delicate but deadly, like a dip-dyed flower with barbs hidden beneath the beauty. Her only flaw is that her emotion fights often with her instinct.
We’re informed from the outset that the fantastical plays an important part, so leave a desire for realism at the door before entering.
I got the feeling more than once than Kitamura wanted to make a Ninja Scroll (1993) movie, but maybe that’s what the Azumi manga is like?

3 mounds of dirt out of 5

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