Asura: The City of Madness

Asura: The City of Madness
Poster
Hangul
Hanja 阿修羅
Revised Romanization Asura
Directed by Kim Sung-su
Starring
Music by Lee Jae-jin
Cinematography Lee Mo-gae
Production
company
Sanai Pictures
Distributed by CJ Entertainment
Release date
  • 12 September 2016 (2016-09-12) (Toronto)
  • 28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) (South Korea)
Running time
132 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$18.2 million[1]

Asura: The City of Madness (Hangul: 아수라; Hanja: 阿修羅; RR: Asura) is a 2016 South Korean crime action film[2] directed by Kim Sung-su.[3][4][5] 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 and Kwak Do-won in the lead roles, it released theatrically on 28 September 2016 in South Korea.

Cast

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[6] Best Film Asura: The City of Madness Nominated
Best Director Kim Sung-su Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
26th Buil Film Awards[7] 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. http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20153443
  2. Asura: The City of Madness - CJ Entertainment
  3. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160928000399
  4. http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3024477&cloc=joongangdaily%7Chome%7Cnewslist2
  5. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20161011000844
  6. "공유·박보검·남궁민·한석규…백상예술대상 男TV연기상 4파전". Star.mk.co (in Korean). April 7, 2017.
  7. "A TAXI DRIVER Tops Buil Film Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. October 17, 2017.
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