Asura: The City of Madness
| Asura: The City of Madness | |
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| Hangul | 아수라 |
| Hanja | 阿修羅 |
| RR | Asura |
| MR | Asura |
| Directed by | Kim Sung-su |
| Written by | Kim Sung-su |
| Produced by | Han Jae-deok Kang Hyun Kim Jong-min |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lee Mo-gae |
| Music by | Lee Jae-jin |
Production company | Sanai Pictures |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$18.3 million |
Asura: The City of Madness (Korean: 아수라; RR: Asura) is a 2016 South Korean neo-noir action crime film directed by Kim Sung-su. The title, Asura, refers to demigods in Indian mythology who are consumed by passion and perpetually fighting each other. The film revolves around Han Do-kyung, a shady cop, who becomes caught between internal affairs and the city's corrupt mayor. Starring Jung Woo-sung, Hwang Jung-min, Ju Ji-hoon, Kwak Do-won and Jung Man-sik, it released theatrically on 28 September 2016 in South Korea.