Azumi

Azumi Poster Country Japan Directed by Ryûhei Kitamura Release Date 2003 Language Japanese Studio Amuse Pictures DENTSU Music And Entertainment Nippon Herald Films Distributor Urban Vision Main Cast Character Actor Azumi Aya Ueto Hyûga Kenji Kohashi Ukiha Hiroki Narimiya Amagi Takatoshi Kaneko Nagara Yûma Ishigaki Kanbê Inoue Kazuki Kitamura Bijomaru Mogami Joe Odagiri Kiyomasa Kato Naoto Takenaka Nagamasa Asano Masatō Ibu Hiei Eita

The following weapons were used in the film Azumi:

Muskets

Matchlock Pepperbox

Kanbê Inoue (Kazuki Kitamura) uses the very rare but historically-interesting Japanese matchlock pepperbox. Although it may seem like movie fiction, multi-charged revolving-barrel medieval Japanese firearms genuinely exist in very rare numbers.

Original Japanese matchlock three barreled pepperbox, similar to what was used.

Kanbê Inoue aims his pepperbox.

Hammer with a match is a good seen.

Barrels revolving can be seen...

...due the different barrels position.

Pistol grip is seen.

Tanegashima

Samurai guarding the fort use Tanegashima muskets.

Japanese "Tanegashima" matchlock arquebus.

Samurai fires their tanegashimas.

Samurais aims...

...and fires.

Trivia

Grenade

Nagato (Hideo Sakaki) gives the grenade to Nagara (Yûma Ishigaki) who later uses it to blow up the enemy fort.

Nagara (Yûma Ishigaki) prepares to throw the grenade.

Cannon

Several cannons can be seen in the fort. Azumi (Aya Ueto) uses one to destroy the fort's gate.

The cannon is seen.

A close up.

The cannon is aimed.