Azumi (film)

Azumi
Japanese theatrical poster
Directed by	Ryuhei Kitamura
Written by	Mataichiro Yamamoto Isao Kiriyama
Based on	Azumi by Yū Koyama
Produced by	Toshiaki Nakazawa Mataichiro Yamamoto Sumio Kiga Morihiro Kodama
Starring	Aya Ueto Yuma Ishigaki Shun Oguri Hiroki Narimiya Takatoshi Kaneko Eita Shogo Yamaguchi Joe Odagiri
Cinematography	Takumi Furuya
Edited by	Shûichi Kakesu
Music by	Taro Iwashiro
Production company	Toho
Distributed by	Toho (Japan) Urban Vision (United States)
Release date	May 10, 2003 (2003-05-10)
Running time	142 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$6,710,522[1]

Azumi (あずみ) is a 2003 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Ryûhei Kitamura and starring Aya Ueto, Yuma Ishigaki, Shun Oguri, Hiroki Narimiya, Takatoshi Kaneko, Eita, Shogo Yamaguchi and Joe Odagiri. Azumi is a live-action adaptation of Yū Koyama's manga series of the same title, and was followed by the sequel Azumi 2: Death or Love in 2005.