Aya Ueto, Yuma Ishigaki, Chiaki Kuriyama

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 wh...( read more  read more... )o shows a remarking resemblance with former friend Nachi.

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Unrated, 108 min.

Directed by: Shusuke Kaneko

Release Date: January 1, 2005

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DVD Release Date: September 1, 2009

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  • August 4, 2009
    I'm a huge fan of the first one and as much as I hate agreeing with some of the comments, well I do. This isn't even close to the first, simply because kitamura's touch was missing badly. The unique sense of camera angles, sword fights, wire work etc... There's still plenty of vi...( read more)olence and blood but not quite as impressive and breathtaking as the first. I hoped for kitamura's direction as it really would have been more intense than the first but not everything goes our way. Still the acting was good and the scene with a copy of the ninja scroll sword boomerang was pretty cool I must say.

    Nevertheless I still love this simply because I love the franchise of this type of samurai flick and once again the cute Aya Ueto's presence once more. Recommended to all action and samurai fans out there.
  • April 3, 2008
    Why does it always seem to be the same with sequels? Film companies just insist on remaking the first film, and do it worse (you'd think they'd learn SOMETHING from their mistakes...) Of course there is always an exception to every rule, but unfortunately, this ain't it. Azumi 2 ...( read more)begins were the original left off, as Azumi and Nagara continue their quest to rid Japan of warlords. This time they are joined by Chiaki Kuriyama (AKA Gogo from Kill Bill) who is a welcome addition to the cast, and there's plenty more flying limbs and spurting blood. Plus of course, Aya Ueto is still hotter than a McDonalds fruit pie filling. Unfortunately the plot is minimal and there just isn't enough action; and what there is seriously misses Ryuhei Kitamura's stylish visuals and epic scale. The villains are also nowhere NEAR as much fun. It passes an hour and a half relatively inoffensively, but it's a pale shadow of the first installment.
  • September 24, 2006
    Slightly less fun than the first one, as it brings nothing new to the table. Still, what is there is fun.
  • July 25, 2008
    Missing the heart of the first film, but still a good action film.
  • June 14, 2008
    Considering how great the first was it's a shame the makers decided to do nothing more than a "sequel" to follow. Thereby it's entertaining and follows on neatly but she spends too much time reminiscing and the swordfights have lost their potency now. However, I'm adding on an ex...( read more)tra half star for a brilliant fight involving razor-wire.
  • September 15, 2009
    A gigantic disappointment that does not do justice either to the characters or to the story. It is a sequel since it starts from where the first film ended, but it turns out to be absolutely terrible compared to it. DO NOT WATCH if you liked the first one. Just forward to the nex...( read more)t fight scene.

    40/100
  • September 14, 2009
    The first time i love oguri shun, but he must die here..so sad
  • September 11, 2009
    i think i will love this action movie...i will watch this soon
  • September 11, 2009
    The first one is so bad, that if this one is worse, then it must have been enacted by wooden mannequins or something.
  • May 11, 2009
    Azumi 2 Death or Love continues shortly after the end of the previous film with Japanese star Aya Ueto returning in the title role of a young ninja assassin charged with keeping the nation from falling into civil war... ...

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