Azumi

Ryūhei Kitamura

Yû Koyama
Mataichirô Yamamoto
Isao Kiriyama

[Cast Group]
Actor: Aya Ueto | Character: Azumi
Actor: Kenji Kohashi | Character: Hyûga
Actor: Hiroki Narimiya | Character: Ukiha
Actor: Takatoshi Kaneko | Character: Amagi
Actor: Yûma Ishigaki | Character: Nagara
Actor: Yasuomi Sano | Character: Yura
Actor: Shinji Suzuki | Character: Awa
Actor: Eita Nagayama | Character: Hiei
Actor: Shôgo Yamaguchi | Character: Komoro
Actor: Shun Oguri | Character: Nachi
Actor: Joe Odagiri | Character: Bijomaru Mogami
Actor: Aya Okamoto | Character: Yae
Actor: Minoru Matsumoto | Character: Tobizaru
Actor: Hideo Sakaki | Character: Nagato
Actor: Ken'ichi Endō | Character: Isshin Sajiki
Actor: Kazuya Shimizu | Character: Nisai Sajiki
Actor: Tak Sakaguchi | Character: Sanzo Sajiki
Actor: Ryô | Character: Mother being attacked
Actor: Masatô Ibu | Character: Nagamasa Asano
Actor: Kei Satō | Character: Tenkai Nankôbô
Actor: Kazuki Kitamura | Character: Kanbê Inoue
Actor: Naoto Takenaka | Character: Kiyomasa Katô
Actor: Yoshio Harada | Character: Gessai Obata
Actor: Katsushi Ikeda | Character: Bandit
Actor: Bansuke Kasamatsu | Character: Nagamasa's Servant
Actor: Takehiro Katayama | Character: Samurai Guard
Actor: Fuuma Kosaka | Character: Young Hyuga
Actor: Yûki Kuroda | Character: Gessai's Son
Actor: Shôichirô Masumoto | Character: Head Bandit
Actor: Misako Nagashima | Character: Actress
Actor: Takeshi Nakano | Character: Bandit
Actor: Masaki Nishimura | Character: Samurai Guard
Actor: Kazufumi Ohba | Character: Samurai Guard
Actor: Houken Sonoda | Character: Steet Acrobat
Actor: Yukiharu Sugiyama | Character: Bandit
Actor: Asuka Sukuna | Character: Young Azuma
Actor: Yasunari Takeshima | Character: Samurai Guard
Actor: Kazuki Tsujimoto | Character: Head Bandit
Actor: Kanae Uotani | Character: Azumi's Mother
Actor: Hiroaki Yamazaki | Character: Nagamasa's Servant
Actor: Hideo Kojima | Character: Bandit

[Directors Group]
Name: Ryūhei Kitamura | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Yû Koyama | Role: Writer
Name: Mataichirô Yamamoto | Role: Writer
Name: Isao Kiriyama | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Kazuya Hamana | Role: Producer
Name: Osamu Kamei | Role: Producer
Name: Sumio Kiga | Role: Producer
Name: Morihiro Kodama | Role: Producer
Name: Toshiaki Nakazawa | Role: Producer
Name: Naoyuki Sakagami | Role: Producer
Name: Hidemi Satani | Role: Producer
Name: Mataichirô Yamamoto | Role: Producer
Name: Toshihiro Ôsato | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Tarô Iwashiro | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Takumi Furuya | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Shūichi Kakesu | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Yûji Hayashida | Role: Art Director
Name: Yoshinobu Nishioka | Role: Art Director

[Production Management]
Name: Yoshifumi Ogasawara | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Patrick Giraudi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yoshiya Obara | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kenji Shibasaki | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Takeshi Shin | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Takahiro Suzuki | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Hirofumi Itagaki | Role: Stunts
Name: Yuta Morokaji | Role: Stunts
Name: Misako Nagashima | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Toshihide Takasaka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Production Department]
Name: Yoshiki Nishimura | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ruggero Andreozzi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Flavio Arras | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marco Balzarotti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Cansino | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Simone D'Andrea | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alessandro D'Errico | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paolo De Santis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daniele Demma | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Massimo Di Benedetto | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Loretta Di Pisa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrea Failla | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jolanda Granato | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kyle Hebert | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Debora Magnaghi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael McConnohie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Renato Novara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dario Oppido | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Antonio Paiola | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bryce Papenbrook | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Benedetta Ponticelli | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Patrizio Prata | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eden Riegel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alessandro Rigotti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Diego Sabre | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lorenzo Scattorin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Terrence Stone | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Narges Takesh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Núria Trifol | Role: Additional Crew

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384819/videogallery/

Japan: May 10, 2003
United States: January 23, 2004 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: March 16, 2004 (South by Southwest Film Festival)
Belgium: March 19, 2004 (Fantasy Film Festival)
Germany: April 15, 2004 (Nippon Connection Film Festival)
United States: April 15, 2004 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
United States: April 30, 2004 (Independent Film Festival of Boston)
South Korea: May 25, 2004
United Kingdom: August 2, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Germany: August 11, 2004 (Hamburg Fantasy Filmfest)
France: September 9, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Australia: September 16, 2004
Thailand: September 16, 2004 (limited)
Finland: September 18, 2004 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Germany: April 13, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Finland: October 19, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Hungary: March 29, 2006 (TV premiere)
United States: July 21, 2006 (New York City, New York)
United States: July 28, 2006 (Los Angeles, California)
Argentina: September 21, 2006 (video premiere)
United States: November 21, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Hong Kong: April 3, 2007
Sweden: May 5, 2007 (TV premiere)

Nominee | 2004 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Actress | Aya Ueto, Azumi
Winner | 2004 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Newcomer of the Year | Aya Ueto, Azumi
Winner | 2004 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Newcomer of the Year | Joe Odagiri, Azumi
Winner | 2004 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Popularity Award | Most Popular Performer | Aya Ueto, Azumi
Winner | 2004 | Boston Independent Film Festival | Special Jury Prize | Narrative | Ryūhei Kitamura, Azumi | Tied with Luck (2003).
Winner | 2004 | Philadelphia Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Danger After Dark Film | Ryūhei Kitamura, Azumi

Japan: USD 6668719
Domestic: USD 41803
Period: Jun 7 – 8, 2003 | Rank: 6 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 254 | Gross to date: USD 6668719 | Interval gross: USD 303509 | Per theater average: USD 1194
Period: May 31 – Jun 1, 2003 | Rank: 7 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 253 | Gross to date: USD 6023457 | Interval gross: USD 592245 | Per theater average: USD 2340
Period: May 24 – 25, 2003 | Rank: 7 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 253 | Gross to date: USD 5025060 | Interval gross: USD 678034 | Per theater average: USD 2679
Period: May 17 – 18, 2003 | Rank: 5 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 253 | Gross to date: USD 3639368 | Interval gross: USD 925829 | Per theater average: USD 3659
Period: May 10 – 11, 2003 | Rank: 4 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 253 | Gross to date: USD 1304864 | Interval gross: USD 1304864 | Per theater average: USD 5157