Azumi 2

Brilliant samurai movie, but you have to see the first one or it won't make sense. Azumi (the first one) is, in my opinion, the best piece of cinematography in the genre, bar none. It's beautiful, fantastical, and mysterical (ha ha) all at the same time. Great swordwork and tons of spraying blood. And Azumi is smoking hot. Azumi 2 should be seen, but it's not nearly on the same level as the first one, but equal amounts of swordwork and blood, so I say thumbs up.