Azumi vs Inferno
Azumi has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.1/10 for Inferno). Inferno is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 8m. Inferno is the older of the two (1999 against 2003). Both are action, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Azumi
Inferno| Azumi | Inferno | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1999 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Action, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Ryuhei Kitamura | John G. Avildsen |
| Main cast | Kenichi Endo, Hideo Sakaki, Minoru Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Aya Okamoto | Silas Weir Mitchell, Danny Trejo, Pat Morita, Jaime Pressly, Jean-Claude Van Damme |
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.
Inferno
Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny. Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of toughs, who beat him and steal his bike. However, Lomax is not a man to take an injustice lying down, and soon he begins exacting a violent revenge on the men who stole his motorcycle, with local handyman Jubal Early lending a hand and…