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Asura

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.7K
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Jung Woo-sung, Hwang Jung-min, Ju Ji-hoon, Jeong Man-sik, and Kwak Do-won in Asura (2016)
Trailer for Asura: The City of Madness
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A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city's corrupt mayor.A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city's corrupt mayor.A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city's corrupt mayor.

  • Director
    • Sung Soo Kim
  • Writer
    • Sung Soo Kim
  • Stars
    • Jung Woo-sung
    • Hwang Jung-min
    • Ju Ji-hoon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sung Soo Kim
    • Writer
      • Sung Soo Kim
    • Stars
      • Jung Woo-sung
      • Hwang Jung-min
      • Ju Ji-hoon
    • 17User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 20 nominations total

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    Jung Woo-sung
    Jung Woo-sung
    • Han Do-Kyung
    Hwang Jung-min
    Hwang Jung-min
    • Mayor Park Sung-bae
    Ju Ji-hoon
    Ju Ji-hoon
    • Moon Sun-mo
    Kwak Do-won
    Kwak Do-won
    • Kim Cha-In
    Jeong Man-sik
    Jeong Man-sik
    • Do Chang-Hak
    Yun Ji-hye
    Yun Ji-hye
    • Cha Seung-min
    Kim Hae-gon
    • Tae Byung-Jo
    • (as Hae-Gon Kim)
    Kim Won-hae
    Kim Won-hae
    • Akeo
    Oh Yeon-ah
    • Jung Yoon-Hee
    • (as Yeon-a Oh)
    Kim Jong-soo
    Kim Jong-soo
    Yum Dong-hun
    • Father-in-law chairperson
    • (as Dong-hun Yum)
    Yun Je-mun
    Yun Je-mun
    • Hwang In-ki
    Jon Allen
    Jon Allen
    • Akeo
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Min-Young An
    • Chief Hwang's wife
    Edward Bosco
    • Goon
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Brett Bradley
    • Kim Cha-In
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Choi Byung-mo
    Choi Byung-mo
    • Inspector Oh
    Jalen K. Cassell
    • Han Do-Kyung
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Sung Soo Kim
    • Writer
      • Sung Soo Kim
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews17

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    10rescy009

    perfect politics film full stop......

    Did not expect to see a memorable movie like this perfectly acted by the politicians..... maybe the violence is extreme but the thrill will get you to the edge of your seat..... always remember this movie for life and i cannot find any comparison to any action political movie that I watched from 2000 to now......i am not exaggerated for my comments..... this is from the bottom of my heart.......
    9latinotoons

    Masterfully shot Dog-Eat-Dog

    Annam Korea is the backdrop for this noir-esque masterfully shot crime thriller. Caught in a catch 22 of violence and deception, abuse begets abuse in the dog-eat-dog world of Asura: The City of Madness, where corruption is the day to day of cops and politicians.

    Asian cinema is on a whole other level in terms of artful violence.
    9prasen67

    Let us all descend into the abyss of insanity together, but violently!

    Asura city's foundations are completely mired in madness, just like the rest of humanity. The only difference is - Asura doesn't bother to hide it. The city has no rules at its foundation except the basest of human nature, exposed. That is its truth, its mystery and its unknown law. What every other city calls "order" is an attempt to impose something comprehensible and workable.

    When you realize this, only one things can be worse - that everyone else also realizes this - that all their purpose is full of craziness and at bottom, utterly illogical. Together they bring out the worst in each other. Every diabolical villany is accounted for - in full, shameless display through snarling contempt and nonchalant ultraviolence.

    Start at the very bottom of our base nature and progressively work downwards from there into the abyss. Relentlessly finding untraceable paths that are successively worse than the last, leading to only one conclusion.

    You wanted to accept everything. Now accept that groups of men are so completely mad, that should their veil of civility be lifted, they are dancing with each in the darkest places of hell. Asura lifts that veil. Asura is a bonfire of all vanities - and the bigger the fire grows - the more darkness is revealed.

    Genius yes, because the difference between insanity ahd genius lies in how others accept your insanity. Korean films are 1000 years ahead of Hollywood and 500 years ahead of European cinema.
    8jacenknet

    Stick it out

    There are 3 types of Korean films: Revenge, Cop, Political. this one starts as the 3rd, turns into the second and gloriously ends on the 1st featuring the whos who of everything. also featuring on of the top cinematographers today, amazing.
    10trueflux

    Manly muscular film noir

    Dark gloomy manly muscular film noir

    Absolutely corrupted mayor and his slavery police detective together ruining the justice.

    This story is sort of the real in Corea. Too many politicians are evil and the rotten police men support them in many ways. They even try to blast the city gas pipeline and policemen never investigate about the fire on the city gas pipeline despite the firemen blamed and ordered to investigate.

    This movie is realistic in those ways of Corean lives and so interesting and exciting film noir as well.

    The car chasing scenes are some of the best cuts in the years! Even only that car chasing cuts must be able to pay back enough of your time.

    Asura is surely the best Corean gangster film in the years!

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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Han Do-Kyung: I knew this would happen. But... it couldn't be helped.

    • Alternate versions
      The version released in UK has a duration of 128 minutes, while the original version has a duration of 132 minutes.
    • Soundtracks
      Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down (Instrumental)
      By Jaejin Lee

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 14, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Asura: The City of Madness
    • Filming locations
      • South Korea
    • Production companies
      • Frontier Works Comic
      • Sanai Pictures
      • Stone Comics Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $175,702
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,253
      • Oct 9, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,300,843
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 16m(136 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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