Azumi 2 Death or Love - Japanese Samurai Assassin movie DVD

Azumi 2: Death or Love' is the tale of Azumi; a young woman trained from childhood to be the ultimate assassin. Azumi 2; which picks up shortly after the events of the first Azumi; is set around the beginning of the Tokugawa period of Japan (1603 - 1867). In Azumi 2; the sword-wielding Azumi struggles to put to rest the threat of Tokugawa rival Masayuki Sanada in order to maintain national unity and to keep Japan on its destined course. Overview: The beautiful Ueto Aya returns for more blood-spurting ninja violence in Azumi 2: Death or Love; the much-anticipated sequel to director Kitamura Ryuhei's? action-packed 2003 original. While Kitamura-san chose to bow out for the 2005 follow-up; the directorial reins have been passed on to the capable hands of one Kaneko Shuzuke; a veteran filmmaker who definitely knows a thing or two about helming sequels - the man has no less than three Gamera movies and one Godzilla film under his belt as a director. Starring: Aya Ueto, Yuma Ishigaki, Chiaki