Ueto Aya

Freefall wrote:What, already?! :shocked:
Got to order it right away. :mrgreen: But I really hope thereLll be english subs. But why is the Korean Version sooner than the Japanese?!
...and there seem to be no extras... :usuck:

Looks like there aren't any English subtitles :( Maybe the Korean version is out first because Azumi 2 didn't get a Korean cinema release? Don't know.

Still, hopefully this means a Japanese DVD will appear soon - with English subtitles!

Babypicu wrote:

freefall i admire ur courage to bend the book until you can scan so nicely

Yes, itLs not easy but someone has to do the job :hehe:

Phinn wrote:

Looks like there aren't any English subtitles :( Maybe the Korean version is out first because Azumi 2 didn't get a Korean cinema release? Don't know.

Still, hopefully this means a Japanese DVD will appear soon - with English subtitles!

Yes, and probably thereLll be extras on the japanese DVD as well.
I think iLll wait for that one then. Hope itLll come out soon... :fingerscrossed:

Look a few pages back. I posted a bunch of caps from Ace there. If those arenLt enough I could look trough the others I havenLt posted.

Freefall wrote:

Yes, and probably thereLll be extras on the japanese DVD as well.
I think iLll wait for that one then. Hope itLll come out soon... :fingerscrossed:

man this is certainly gonna clear out my bank account

ok thank you I will see KKK :mrgreen:

thank you freefall for all pics from Attack No1 artbook ^^

Babypicu wrote:

man this is certainly gonna clear out my bank account

Looks like you don't know how 2 save $$$ baby bozu :hehe:

It shouldn't be all that expensive....mayb as much as the first one?
I think it'll be round $65 U.S for the limited ed if they gunna have that

Here's the Amazon.co.jp page for the Azumi 2 DVD:

http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/dvd/B0002U8NQQ/249-7715038-1737915

No sign of a release date or any details, but if you type in your email address in the box on the right hand side and hit 'Go', Amazon will email you when it becomes available.

I still think it's a little too early for a JP DVD release yet, but as long as it has English subtitles I don't mind waiting. The JP release of the original Azumi was superb - another shiny limited edition would be nice! Let's hope they do the same with Azumi 2! :fingerscrossed:

Aiya!!!! i can't read that. Looks like a buncha hyrogliphs :nut:

i don't even think i spelled that right :crazy:

Phinn wrote:Here's the Amazon.co.jp page for the Azumi 2 DVD:
I still think it's a little too early for a JP DVD release yet, but as long as it has English subtitles I don't mind waiting. The JP release of the original Azumi was superb - another shiny limited edition would be nice! Let's hope they do the same with Azumi 2! :fingerscrossed:

ILm quite sure there will be something similar to the LE from the first Azumi. :fingerscrossed:
Question is can I wait so long or will I give in and buy the Korean... :grumble: :sweat:

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some goodies

Babypicu wrote:
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awww I love this one.

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sorry if it's a lot :doh:

My first Aya pic post here :woot: but im pretty sure these pics been posted b4. Both are Desktop size.....

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Just spent all evening downloading what I thought to be Azumi 2 from WinMX, only to find it was Ocean's Twelve :rolleyes:

I do have Azumi 2 info though :) Shusuke Kaneko updated his English website around the time of the premiere with some new info. I think we all (me at least) missed this! Here are the edited highlights:

Aya:

"People ask me if Azumi has finally grown up. I never thought of it like this when making the new film. In Azumi 2, Azumi suffers a lot. In this way, she seems more adult. Azumi 2 is very different from the first. We had a new director and staff. I felt we were making a whole different movie. So, please enjoy the Azumi world and the Kaneko world!"

Shun Oguri:

"To be honest, I was a little confused. Am I Ginkaku or Nachi? I felt that though Ginkaku inherited his personality from Nachi, I should not play the part as I did when playing Nachi in the first Azumi — because he died!"

So he doesn't play Nachi after all, but a look-a-like! Hehe, I was right :mrgreen:

Director Shusuke Kaneko:

"Coming into a series not of your own creation is no easy task for a director. The world and style of Azumi were first brought to the screen by filmmaker Ryuhei Kitamura. And he did so with flare and a keen eye for action. When approaching Azumi 2, I knew that I didn't want to try to imitate Mr. Kitamura's style. We are different kinds of filmmakers.

For Azumi 2, I have taken the character of Azumi and brought her feelings and heart to the foreground. Yes, she is a killer — a child raised to be a killing machine — but she is still a woman and she has a very human heart. I believe this approach to be important for movies that feature woman as the central character.

Working with Azumi star Aya Ueto was very enjoyable. She is a solid, professional actress. Aya is interesting in that while a good girl deep down, she also has a mischievous side to her personality. I came to discover that this was one of her strong points and is what enables her to play Azumi convincingly. She can take up a sword and let this part of her personality take over. Yet, once she puts it down, and has replaced the sword with her cell-phone, she is hardly different from any of the girls you'd find in Shibuya or Aoyama.

Sometimes Aya understood Azumi's heart more than I did! For example, early on in the production she brought to my attention that Azumi is not a big talker. So, we went through the script, discussed her lines and together made many cuts. Aya is very clever in this way. Still at the end of the day, she would run up and give me a gbye-bye!h in a very ordinary way.

Azumi 2 is my first venture into the jidai-geki genre, and I learned much. Mostly, I learned that they are not as simple to make as they appear. Preparation is much longer than on a conventional film — period clothes and wigs have to be made, and finding locations without modern touches is time consuming. Even in Kyoto, it is difficult to find locations that don't show signs of today's environment.

I very much enjoyed making Azumi 2 and am planning to return to the jidai-geki genre in the near future. Japanese history has always been a passion and I hope to explore it professionally and to give modern audiences a taste of how Japan was during this colorful period."

I'm so glad he's not trying to imitate Kitamura! Hopefully this film will feature some proper character development and a better plot! :woot:

Some premiere photos!

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Shun is thinking "Yeah, check out my hair, it's pretty damn badass. And I get to hang out with Aya Ueto! Who da man?!"

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I found this sig on D-Addicts - Shun playing with his hair :hehe:

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Ryuhei Kitamura (Azumi director) on the left and Shusuke Kaneko on the right (Azumi 2 director)

I love this picture, it says so much about them! It's a film premiere, so Kaneko appears in a nice suit whilst Kitamura shows up looking like a tramp :rofl:

Hopefully this will reflect on their film-making and make Azumi 2 a much more professional film! :fingerscrossed:

Here's the link to the full article: http://www.shusuke-kaneko.com/eng/azumip01.htm

The Oguri Shun gif is wonderful!

So excited for Azumi 2 :)

Someone on another forum told me they'd seen it and it was "rubbish and badly-cast". I asked why he thought that, but he never replied... :shakehead:

i think someone is a little bit :crazy:

yamete_evie wrote:The Oguri Shun gif is wonderful!

So excited for Azumi 2 :)

Someone on another forum told me they'd seen it and it was "rubbish and badly-cast". I asked why he thought that, but he never replied... :shakehead:

i think someone is a little bit :crazy:

I bet he hasn't even seen it! :shakehead:

All the indications are that this, :fingerscrossed:, will be a better film than the first Azumi - which, for all my Kitamura bashing, wasn't that bad really :)

/me has high hopes for Azumi 2

eltinator wrote:It's AYA! Yea I love her too! Just check out my avatar :mrgreen:

I'm addicted to her new song "Ai no Tameni"!

I first noticed her in "My Little Chef." The way she wore her hair and the uniform made her look kind of exotic.

She's fun in "Hitonatsu" too, although I could do without the baggy jeans! :banghead:

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I absolutely love this.

he seems......kinda.... :crazy: