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Asura

Asura

Born A Beast, To Be Human

20127.21h 16m

Overview

Abandoned in the barren wasteland of Kyoto, a savage, enraged orphan does whatever it takes to survive in the wild. When he crosses paths with civilization, he must learn to tame the beast within.

Directed by Keiichi Sato
Written by Ikuko Takahashi, George Akiyama
Produced by Yoshi Ikezawa
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Top Cast

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Asura

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Shichirou

Kinya Kitaoji

Kinya Kitaoji

Monk

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Wakasa

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Bin Shimada

Bin Shimada

Kaori Yamagata

Kaori Yamagata

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Yu Mizushima

Yu Mizushima

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Themes & Keywords

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About Asura

Asura is a animation, drama, history, horror film released in 2012 exploring themes of growing up, beast, anime. Directed by Keiichi Sato, it stars Masako Nozawa, Hiroaki Hirata, Kinya Kitaoji. Abandoned in the barren wasteland of Kyoto, a savage, enraged orphan does whatever it takes to survive in the wild. When he crosses paths with civilization, he must learn to tame the beast within.

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