Asura: The City of Madness () is a 2016 South Korean neo-noir action crime filmAsura: The City of Madness - CJ Entertainment 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.
Synopsis Homicide detective Han Do-kyung (Jung Woo-sung) receives money in exchange for taking care of behind-the-scenes work for corrupt Mayor Park Sung-bae (Hwang Jung-min). Han Do-kyung would do anything to make money in order to pay for the hospital bills of his wife, 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 pressure Han Do-kyung for their own interests and purposes. Meanwhile, Moon Seon-mo, (Ju Ji-hoon) a junior detective who sees Han as an older brother, follows in his footsteps and leaves the police force to work for the corrupt Mayor Park Sung-bae. As events unfold, Han Do-kyung's life becomes like the eye of a typhoon.
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 Kim Won-hae as Junkie Kim Jong-soo as Eun Chung-ho Kim Hae-gon as Tae Byung-jo Yoon Ji-hye as Cha Seung-mi Oh Yeon-ah as Jung Yoon-hee Kim Soo-jin as Female councilor Anupam Tripathi as Indian worker
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 Popularity Award Best Cinematography Lee Mo-gae Best Art Direction Jang Geun-young Best Lighting Lee Sung-hwan Best Music Lee Jae-jin Technical Award Heo Myung-haengChoi Bong-rok 17th Busan Film Critics Awards Best Actor Jung Woo-sung Best Cinematography Lee Mo-gae 36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Ten Best Films of the YearAsura: The City of Madness 53rd Grand Bell AwardsBest CinematographyLee Mo-gaeBest Art DirectionJang Geun-youngBest EditingKim Jae-bumBest LightingLee Sung-hwan201753rd Baeksang Arts AwardsBest FilmAsura: The City of MadnessBest DirectorKim Sung-suBest Screenplay26th Buil Film AwardsBest FilmAsura: The City of MadnessBest DirectorKim Sung-su Best ActorJung Woo-sungBest Supporting ActorJu Ji-hoonBest CinematographyLee Mo-gaeBest Art DirectionJang Geun-youngBest MusicLee Jae-jin22nd Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest Supporting ActorJu Ji-hoonThe Korea Film Actor's AssociationPopular Film Star Award
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