Azumi 2: Death or Love

"Love Or Duty... An Assassin Must Choose"

2005 1h 48m JA

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★6.6TMDB · 216★6.2IMDB · 5,896

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Synopsis

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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.

“Love Or Duty... An Assassin Must Choose”

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Cast

Aya Ueto
Azumi
Yuma Ishigaki
Nagara
Chiaki Kuriyama
Kozue
Shun Oguri
Ginkaku
Kazuki Kitamura
Kanbê Inoue
Kenichi Endo
Kinkaku
Kai Shishido
Hanzou
Tak Sakaguchi
Tsuchi-Gumo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Writers: Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Mataichirô Yamamoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Azumi - Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shusuke Kaneko, shot by Yoshitaka Sakamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Aya Ueto and Yuma Ishigaki and Chiaki Kuriyama carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love Or Duty... An Assassin Must Choose".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0431641 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Shusuke Kaneko directs. Yoshitaka Sakamoto behind the camera. Shuichi Kakesu cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Released 21 years ago.
2Part of the "Azumi - Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Shusuke Kaneko, shot by Yoshitaka Sakamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Aya Ueto and Yuma Ishigaki and Chiaki Kuriyama carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Love Or Duty... An Assassin Must Choose".
7IMDB entry: tt0431641 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.