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Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)

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Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a remarking resemblance with former friend Nachi.

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Yûma Ishigaki ...
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Shun Oguri ...
Ginkaku / Nachi
Kazuki Kitamura ...
Kanbê Inoue
Ken'ichi Endô ...
Kinkaku
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Hanzô
Tak Sakaguchi ...
Tsuchigumo (as Taku Sakaguchi)
Kengo ...
Roppa
Shôichirô Masumoto ...
Saburôta
Shun Itô ...
Kijimaru
Kenji Takechi ...
Kiheita
Shunta Fuchino ...
Shintarô
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Samurai Z (as Yûjin Nomura)
Ai Maeda ...
Chiyo
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Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a remarking resemblance with former friend Nachi.

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Love or duty... An assassin must choose.

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$216,480 (Japan) (11 March 2005)

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$216,480 (Japan) (11 March 2005)
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The amount of blood on Azumi's sword in the final fight scene changes. See more »

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Azumi: Why the hell is it always like this?
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Azumi refined
10 June 2006 | by (Romania) – See all my reviews

This can't be considered a separate film, it's just part 2. It starts exactly where it left off, without any explanations or flashbacks on how it starts. I can only imagine how confused someone can be watching this movie without seeing part 1. The actors are the same, the extras are the same (to the ridiculous point of having a friendly swordsman be interpreted by the same actor that played a killed foe in the first part of the movie AND being credited in the cast with the same character name).

However, the plot is more refined, it gets into the psychology of the people involved, the fights are more realistic, the directing is slightly better. In a few words it's exactly how Azumi 1 should have been. Of course, this doesn't make it a masterpiece. The same lame excuses for action and the same Japanese clichés are met all over the place. The only thing new to this part is the implementation of a rival clan of assassins, each specialized in a certain way, thus entering the more popular arena of super-strong ninja fighters. Also guns are used more, but with the same insane inefficiency as in the first part.

Oh, and for people reading this without seeing part 1 OR reading my super cool comment on the first part :) this is a movie about a cute diminutive young girl who is the best assassin ever, but still manages to have a conscience, dreams, friends, like any other normal human being. Sorta like Santa.


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