Was it as good for you as it was for Odagiri Joe?

[meganbmoore]

So, it took me a while, but I realized that the dramatic and white clad assassin with a rose fetish was Odagiri Joe.  In my defense, he isn't very recognizable, aside from the chin.

Anyway, aside from one near-massive misstep about 2/3 through, Azumi is a pretty solid bit of martial arts cheese.  It's well shot and has pretty good fight sequences,

Comments

[scottishlass]

Oguri Shun was in both Azumi movies ... in the first one he plays Nachi, Azumi's love interest in the first third of the movie and in the second he is Ginkaku.
Eita was in Azumi 1 and Dororo :)

[meganbmoore]

More like the first 6th of the movie, actually. Eita's role was so small that I wasn't even 100% positive it was him. Actually, I think all the young assassins were (now) decently known jdrama actors.

[infinityshark]

I take it you've never read my Azumi review =P

I have Azumi 2 somewhere as well...

[cheesemon]

Honestly, I hated Azumi, although I remember liking Odagiri Joe's character. Aya just didn't strike me as a warrior type and I thought they should've casted a tougher looking actress with more acting experience. For heroines wielding katanas, I thought Kill Bill was far better. :)

[meganbmoore]

I enjoyed it for the cheese and drama factor, not for anything silly like quality.

Ueto Aya really is too cute and adorable for the role, though. Not that she's a bad actress, but you more want to pack her up and take her away from the badnes than cheer her on while she fights.