Azumi vs Freedom
Azumi has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.3/10 for Freedom). Freedom is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 8m. Azumi is the older of the two (2003 against 2024). Both are action, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Azumi
Freedom| Azumi | Freedom | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Action, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Ryuhei Kitamura | Mélanie Laurent |
| Main cast | Kenichi Endo, Hideo Sakaki, Minoru Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Aya Okamoto | Lucas Bravo, Yvan Attal, Léa Luce Busato, Steve Tientcheu, David Ayala |
Synopsis
Azumi
In war-torn Japan, the Tokugawa Shogun, desperate to restore peace to his people, orders the assassination of the hostile warlords. A beautiful young woman is raised from birth with nine other orphans, to become an assassin. Her name is Azumi, the ultimate assassin.
Freedom
Inspired by the true events of one of France's most notorious non-violent robbers, Bruno Sulak, in the 1980s. He led multiple heists, then captured public attention for his many daring escapes from police custody...always to reunite with his beloved lover and accomplice Annie, becoming both France's Public Enemy #1 and an icon of Freedom.