Azumi vs The Big Blue
The Big Blue has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.9/10 for Azumi). Azumi is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 48m. The Big Blue is the older of the two (1988 against 2003). Both are adventure, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Azumi
The Big Blue| Azumi | The Big Blue | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1988 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 2h 48m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Ryuhei Kitamura | Luc Besson |
| Main cast | Kenichi Endo, Hideo Sakaki, Minoru Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Aya Okamoto | Jean-Marc Barr, Rosanna Arquette, Jean Reno, Sergio Castellitto, Griffin Dunne |
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.
The Big Blue
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern…
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