Asura: The City of Madness

Asura: The City of Madness
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Hangul	아수라
Hanja	阿修羅
Revised Romanization	Asura
Directed by	Kim Sung-su
Starring	Jung Woo-sung Hwang Jung-min Ju Ji-hoon Kwak Do-won Jung Man-sik
Music by	Lee Jae-jin
Cinematography	Lee Mo-gae
Production company	Sanai Pictures
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release dates	12 September 2016 (Toronto) 25 September 2016 (Fantastic Fest) 28 September 2016 (South Korea)
Running time	132 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Asura: The City of Madness (Hangul: 아수라; Hanja: 阿修羅; RR: Asura) is a 2016 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Kim Sung-su.^{[1][2] [3][4]}

Cast

• Jung Woo-sung as Han Do-kyung
• Hwang Jung-min as Park Sung-bae
• Ju Ji-hoon as Moon Seon-mo
• Kwak Do-won as Kim Cha-in
• Jung Man-sik as Do Chang-hak
• Yoon Ji-hye as Cha Seung-mi
• Kim Hae-gon as Tae Byung-jo
• Kim Won-hae
• Oh Yeon-ah as Jung Yoon-hee
• Kim Jong-soo

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	37th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Actor	Jung Woo-sung	Nominated
		Popularity Award		Won
		Best Cinematography	Lee Mo-gae	Won
		Best Art Direction	Jang Geun-yeong	Nominated
		Best Lightning	Lee Seong-hwan	Won
		Best Music	Lee Jae-jin	Nominated
		Technical Award	Heo Myeong-haeng and Choi Bong-rok (Martial arts)	Nominated
	17th Busan Film Critics Awards	Best Actor	Jung Woo-sung	Won
		Best Cinematography	Lee Mo-gae	Won

References

1. Kotzathanasis, Panos (September 13, 2016). "asura-city-of-madness-one-of-the-best-crime-thrillers-of-all-time". Asian Movie Pulse.
2. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160928000399
3. http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3024477&cloc=joongangdaily%7Chome%7Cnewslist2
4. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20161011000844

External links

• Asura: The City of Madness at the Internet Movie Database
• Asura: The City of Madness at the Korean Movie Database
• Asura: The City of Madness at HanCinema