Asura: The City of Madness

Asura: The City of Madness
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
아수라
Hanja
阿修羅
RRAsura
MRAsura
Directed byKim Sung-su
Written byKim Sung-su
Produced byHan Jae-deok
Kang Hyun
Kim Jong-min
Starring
CinematographyLee Mo-gae
Music byLee Jae-jin
Production
company
Sanai Pictures
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release dates
  • 12 September 2016 (2016-09-12) (Toronto)
  • 28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) (South Korea)
Running time
132 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$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.