Asura: The City of Madness

Asura: The City of Madness
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
아수라
Hanja
阿修羅
Revised RomanizationAsura
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[1][2]

Asura: The City of Madness (Korean: 아수라; Hanja: 阿修羅; RR: Asura) is a 2016 South Korean neo-noir action crime film[3] directed by Kim Sung-su.[4][5][6] 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.

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  2. ^ "Asura : The City of Madness (2016)". Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  3. ^ Asura: The City of Madness - CJ Entertainment
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  5. ^ "Crime-filled thriller 'Asura' dominates box office". 3 October 2016.
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