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, ...
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| Aya Ueto | ... | Azumi | |
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Yûma Ishigaki | ... | Nagara |
| Chiaki Kuriyama | ... | Kozue | |
| Shun Oguri | ... | Ginkaku / Nachi | |
| Kazuki Kitamura | ... | Kanbê Inoue | |
| Ken'ichi Endô | ... | Kinkaku | |
| Kai Shishido | ... | Hanzô | |
| Tak Sakaguchi | ... | Tsuchigumo (as Taku Sakaguchi) | |
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Kengo | ... | Roppa |
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Shôichirô Masumoto | ... | Saburôta |
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Shun Itô | ... | Kijimaru |
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Kenji Takechi | ... | Kiheita |
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Shunta Fuchino | ... | Shintarô |
| Eugene Nomura | ... | Samurai Z (as Yûjin Nomura) | |
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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. Written by Roberto
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Azumi: The old man ordered the ten of us to kill each other. He told us to be true assassins with a heart of steel. We've obeyed his order and even killed our own comrades. We don't expect to stay alive.
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Azumi's hair color changes through out the movie from red to brown and brown to red. See more »Quotes
Nankou-bou Tenkai: You won't come out alive, you know.Azumi: The old man ordered the ten of us to kill each other. He told us to be true assassins with a heart of steel. We've obeyed his order and even killed our own comrades. We don't expect to stay alive.
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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.