Azumi vs The Poet and the Spy
Azumi has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 5.2/10 for The Poet and the Spy). The Poet and the Spy is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 8m. Azumi is the older of the two (2003 against 2026). Both are action, adventure, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Azumi
The Poet and the Spy| Azumi | The Poet and the Spy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Action, Adventure, Romance, War |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Ryuhei Kitamura | Arnaldo Catinari |
| Main cast | Kenichi Endo, Hideo Sakaki, Minoru Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Aya Okamoto | Maurizio Lombardi, Daniele Paoloni, Nicolas Maupas, Valentina Romani, Riccardo Scamarcio |
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 Poet and the Spy
In 1919 Fiume, Russian spy Beatrice navigates political turmoil while protecting poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, entangling with an intelligence chief and a WWI deserter amid Italy’s revolutionary unrest.
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