Azumi vs Slow West
Azumi has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.7/10 for Slow West). Slow West is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 8m. Azumi is the older of the two (2003 against 2015). Both are adventure, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Azumi | Slow West | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2015 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Ryuhei Kitamura | John Maclean |
| Main cast | Kenichi Endo, Hideo Sakaki, Minoru Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Aya Okamoto | Ben Mendelsohn, Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alex Macqueen, Rory McCann |
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.
Slow West
In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated.
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