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Azumi 2: Death or Love is the sequel to Azumi based on the manga by Yū Koyama.

Azumi 2 continues shortly after the end of the previous film with Aya Ueto returning in the title role of a young assassin charged with keeping the nation from falling into civil war. Her main opponent is a daimyo named Masayuki Sanada (Mikijiro Hira) who employs a special ninja squad.

After the end of Azumi, Azumi and her only remaining colleauge Nagara find themselves hunted for the assassinations they've carried out. After a battle with ninja recruited by Kiyomasa'a retainer, Kanbei, Azumi and Nagara escape and hide temporarily in a temple so Nagara can heal. While Azumi goes to buy food, she comes across some bandits in a teahouse led by Ginkaku, a young bandit who bears a striking resemblance to Azumi's former friend (and love interest) Nachi. Later Azumi and Nagara are found by ninjas working for tessai the priest, upon whose orders the assassins initially began their mission. After discussing with Tessai, Azumi and Nagara leave to seek out their final target, Masayuki Sanada. A group of government ninja also accompany them, among them Kozue (Chiaki Kuriyama).

Meanwhile Kanbei assembles a large force of mercenaries and bandits to try and take down the assassins. Amongst them are Ginkaku and his brother, Kikkaku. After ambushing Azumi and the others in a deserted town, kanbei's ninjas attack but Ginkaku and the others change sides in order to protect Azumi. The ninjas, including their leader, are killed. Azumi and the others return to Ginkaku's family, where they are looked upon with distaste for their occupation. Azumi is torn by her attachment to the Nachi-resembling Ginkaku, but on Nagara's urging they depart.

While travelling, Kozue convinces Nagara that Azumi no longer wishes to fulfill her mission and should be talked out of it. Nagara tells Azumi he is fed up and wants to start a new life with Kozue, and that Azumi should go and live with Ginkaku, and they part ways. Azumi, still intent on carrying out the mission, attempts to locate Masayuki in his mountain temple only to discover he has left with his army to kill Tessai. Meanwhile Tessai and his entourage have departed for safety, but are soon tracked down by Roppa, a member of the bloodthirsty Ueno Koga clan working for Masayuki. Most of Tessai's guards are killed until Azumi arrives, as do Ginkaku and his brethren who had been following her. Roppa is killed, as are Kikkaku and several of Ginkaku's brothers.

Meanwhile, Nagara and Kozue begin their search for Masayuki, but once they are alone Kozue reveals herself to be a hidden member of the Ueno Koga clan and kills Nagara. Coming across Azumi later, she tells her that she and Nagara were separated. However when she attempts to kill Tessai, Azumi realises that something is not right and asks for the true fate of her friend Nagara. Kozue eventually replies that she' happened to Nagara. The two fight, with Azumi shortly the winner. Azumi states she will go after Masayuki alone.

Soon Azumi meets Kunio and Tsuchigumo, and tells them that Kozue is dead. Kunio is enraged, but Tsuchigumo becomes Azumi's opponent. His weapon is razor sharp poisoned wires. Azumi manages to cause his wires to rebound back at him - he is sliced apart. But Azumi is cut and falls into a paralytic sleep. Sanada's concubine and the true leader of the Ueno clan, Kunio, stepped out. She tells Azumi she hates her. Kunio feels that Azumi, who has killed so many, knows nothing of life. WIth the poison incapacitating Azumi it soon came to a finishing blow, but Ginkaku appeared, taking the fatal thrust and in the process mortally injuring Kunio. Ginkaku managed to dampen the poison's effect upon Azumi somehow, shortly before dying.

Kunio made her way back to her camp, only to die in Sanada's arms. In her last conversation to him she begged him not to give up on their dream of war. He told her he had only wanted to see her happy face.

Shortly after this, Azumi appeared on a hill in the distance, in a new battle outfit. Fighting her way through many of Sanada's troops, she is met by the man she intends to kill. However Sanada's son and Tessai both arrive at the same time, both wanting Sanada to retreat. Sanada was eager to kill Azumi by himself. He decided to challenge her to a single duel; he told Tessai to leave, but not to take Azumi with him. At the acceptance of these terms, the last member of Ginkaku's friends is killed, as he declares the decision is unjust. Sanada stated that whatever the result of the duel is they would no longer bother the Tokugawa regime ever again. Azumi, questioning if she had ever been following a path of her own or if she and her friends had always been being used, accepted the duel. During the duel, they appeared to equal each other in terms of skill until Azumi broke Sanada's spear. Sanada took another weapon, but spurted blood from a neck wound before he managed to use it. It appeared that he already received the blow during the time his weapon got broken, but the wounds did not take effect immediately. The duel concluded with Sanada's death.

Azumi is allowed to leave despite the vengeful spirit of Sanada's general. After a long emotionally ambiguous silence, she walks down the stream of blood running from the camp.