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title: 'Asura: The City of Madness (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kim Sung-su'
released: '2016-09-12'
runtime_minutes: 136
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'South Korea'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/asura-the-city-of-madness-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5918028/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Asura: The City of Madness (2016)

2016 · 136 min · Action, Crime · South Korea

Original title: 아수라

## Synopsis

Asura: The City of Madness 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kim Sung-su](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-sung-su)
- **Screenplay:** [Kim Sung-su](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-sung-su)

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