Alright, time for another Japanese movie and this time I encountered this adventurous movie directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. If you like some good classic ninja fighting but perhaps a bit limited on the effects side compared to Jet Li style for example. OK, there are the superhuman moves of course but what would a ninja movie be without such? :-) Aya Ueto is lovely when she's playing the role of Azumi, the main actress. I really liked this movie, I did, but at times there were perhaps a bit too much Hollywood-style, a style which I'm not that fond of when it is about effects. The slow motion graphics and sound effects gave me Hollywood creeps, but please people do not fear - it is not that bad and I'd still recommend anyone to see this (I gave 'Azumi' a 7/10!). Decent acting, neat characters and a kind of tight story - Azumi caught in a nutshell. :-)
