Azumi 2: Death or Love
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Shūsuke KanekoDrehbuch:
山本又一朗Kamera:
Yoshitaka SakamotoBesetzung:
上戸彩, Chiaki Kuriyama, Ken'ichi Endō, 北村一輝, Tak Sakaguchi, 前田愛, Reiko Takashima, Kazuki Tsujimoto, 平幹二朗, Yûma Ishigaki, 根岸季衣, Kenji Kohashi (Arch.) (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Azumi, die unbezwingbare Kampfamazone ist zurück. Zwar genauso süß wie eh und je, nur noch tödlicher. Von Azumis ehemaligen Weggefährten ist nur noch der verschlagene und tapfere Nagara übriggeblieben. Gemeinsam wollen sie den grausamen, nach Blut lechzenden, Herrscher Sanada töten. Hierbei werden sie von dem Vagabunden Ginkaku unterstützt, in dem Azumi den von ihr getöteten Freund Nachi wiedererkannt haben will. Der durchtriebene Sanada bedient sich der Hilfe eines gefürchteten Ninja-Clans und versucht die Gruppe um Azumi durch die diabolische Kozue zu spalten. Als die Zahl ihrer Freunde rapide schrumpft, holt Azumi zum Gegenschlag aus. (Verleiher-Text)
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Involving another director in the sequel to a film that has aroused rather dubious reactions from me seems to me to be a very smart move. Azumi 2: Death or Love feels much more "Japanese" than its predecessor. Although some of the issues have been reduced, they haven't disappeared entirely. The rapid editing of fight scenes remains, and the blood now sprays everywhere, not just occasionally. However, the story has been given a clear beginning and end, making it more cohesive. Unfortunately, the plot may appear more extravagant at first glance, but in reality, the screenwriters once again made something out of nothing, while relying heavily on elements left by the first installment. Many unnecessary flashbacks, dream sequences, and endlessly convoluted dialogues once again needlessly extend the runtime to an (un)bearable length of 2 hours. The film still does feature beautiful camera work, and interesting music (although I personally would have appreciated it more in a PC game), and the set design appears less cheap than in the first film. But even though Azumi 2: Death or Love has a few more positives than its predecessor, the impression at the end is still bland.
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Even this is not a great movie, but I have to say that I liked it more than the first part. Maybe it's because this is more of a B-movie, it's not taken too seriously and because of that, it works as a relaxing watch, which I understand because I wouldn't expect anything else from a similar movie. Additionally, it also has some story.
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