Asura: The City of Madness
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
Hanja
阿修羅
Revised RomanizationAsura
Directed byKim Sung-su
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 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.

Synopsis

Homicide detective Han Do-kyung (Jung Woo-sung) receives money in exchange for taking care of behind-the-scenes work for Akdeok Mayor Park Sung-bae (Hwang Jung-min), who commits various crimes for profit and success. While continuing to be exposed to evil, Han Do-kyung entered the path of a wicked man who would do anything to make money under the pretext of paying for his wife's hospital bills, a terminal cancer patient. Seizing his weakness, prosecutors Kim Cha-in (Kwak Do-won) and Do Chang-hak (Jung Man-sik) threaten him and use him to investigate Park Sung-bae for corruption and crimes. Prosecutors and Park Sung-bae weigh down Han Do-kyung for their own interests and purposes. In the meantime, Han Do-kyung, who has become like the eye of a typhoon, sends Seon-mo Moon (Ju Ji-hoon), a junior detective who follows him like an older brother, under Park Sung-bae.

Cast

Special appearance

  • Yoon Je-moon as Chief Hwang
  • Park Jeong-hak as Inspector Park

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-young Nominated
Best Lighting Lee Sung-hwan Won
Best Music Lee Jae-jin Nominated
Technical Award Heo Myung-haeng
Choi Bong-rok		 Nominated
17th Busan Film Critics Awards Best Actor Jung Woo-sung Won
Best Cinematography Lee Mo-gae Won
36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Ten Best Films of the Year Asura: The City of Madness Won
53rd Grand Bell Awards Best Cinematography Lee Mo-gae Nominated
Best Art Direction Jang Geun-young Nominated
Best Editing Kim Jae-bum Nominated
Best Lighting Lee Sung-hwan Nominated
2017 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards[7] Best Film Asura: The City of Madness Nominated
Best Director Kim Sung-su Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
26th Buil Film Awards[8] Best Film Asura: The City of Madness Nominated
Best Director Kim Sung-su Won
Best Actor Jung Woo-sung Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Ju Ji-hoon Nominated
Best Cinematography Lee Mo-gae Nominated
Best Art Direction Jang Geun-young Nominated
Best Music Lee Jae-jin Nominated
22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Supporting Actor Ju Ji-hoon Nominated
The Korea Film Actor's Association Popular Film Star Award Won

References

  1. ↑ "Asura". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  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
  4. ↑ "'Asura' expected to draw big crowds". 28 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Crime-filled thriller 'Asura' dominates box office".
  6. ↑ "'Asura' to open across North America". 11 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "공유·박보검·남궁민·한석규…백상예술대상 男TV연기상 4파전". Star.mk.co (in Korean). April 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "A TAXI DRIVER Tops Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. October 17, 2017.
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