Azumi 2
by Shûsuke Kaneko
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Actor: Aya Ueto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Ken'ichi Endô, Shun Oguri, Yûma IshigakiDirector: Shûsuke Kaneko
Brand: Urban Vision
Cinematographer: Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Editor: Shûichi Kakesu
Producer: Mataichirô Yamamoto
Writer: Mataichirô Yamamoto
Producer: Toshiaki Nakazawa
Writer: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writer: Yu Koyama
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-06
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Urban Vision
Movie Reviews of Azumi 2
Movie Review: Personally, I think it's BETTER than the first movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
Azumi and Azumi 2 ... both masterpeices in the action/martial arts genre. I would have to say that the second one is the better of the two.
The first Azumi was awesome. I own it and I've seen it about five times. However, it was too long and, at times, unneccesarily drawn out. 30 minutes could have been cut from the movie without changing anything. Less is sometimes more. The story of the first movie was too thin to be drawn out over two hours. It didn't really have that thick of a plot... but then again, it is an action movie, and you don't typically watch those when you are expecting an awesome plot.
The second movie, however, was a bit shorter, not drawn out, moved much faster, and had a decent plot to go with it. The only thing that felt lacking was the absence of Bijomaru, the show-stealing psycho who was in the first film. Of course, he died, so he couldn't be in the sequel... but he had a LOT of fans.
The one big thing the movie did wrong is something that fans will have no issue with -- when you make a movie, you should NEVER have a supporting actress be more beautiful than the heroine. EVER. But Azumi 2 did it anyway, and Chiaki Kuriyama outshone Aya Ueto, the lead actress.
You thought Ueto was good looking in the first film? Then you gotta see Kuriyama in the second.
Another plus for this movie is that the villain had a measure of emotional depth to him. You actually feel sympathy for him in the end. Also, Kanbei is every bit as awesome in the sequel as he was in the original film. So look forward to that.
It's also worth mentioning that the English dub of Azumi 2 is far, far better than the Engish dub of the first movie.
To put it simply -- If you like a movie with insanely awesome action and long battles, you'll like the first film better. If you like not-as-insane-but-still-awesome action, a good plot, a respectable dub, plot-twists, and character developement, you'll like the second one better.
It all really depends on your tastes.
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