Azumi (2003)

Posted : 2 years, 3 months ago at Aug 24 14:16

WOW! What an amazing film. After seeing this for the first time I had chills running down my spine. The plot follows a band of young assassins trained since birth by a samurai master, to rid the world of future war-mongers and clan leaders, in the hope that a unified and peaceful Japan will emerge as a result. After a playful introduction to the assassins they are put through a harrowing final test before setting off in search of their targets. From then on, it is a superb action film with extremely well-choreographed swordplay scenes and fights. As the mission begins to take its toll on the young and worldly-unwise samurai, the group begins to deteriorate and the assassination targets begin to call upon increasingly heinous swordsmen for protection. The final scene sees Azumi, playe...Read more

Rating : 9/10