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Asura: The City of Madness

Asura: The City of Madness

Once you trip in, there is no way out.

20166.82h 16m

Overview

A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.

Directed by Kim Sung-soo
Written by Kim Sung-soo
Produced by Kang Hyun, Kim Jong-min
Box Office0Revenue: $18.2M

Top Cast

Jung Woo-sung

Jung Woo-sung

Han Do-kyung

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Park Sung-bae

Ju Ji-hoon

Ju Ji-hoon

Moon Sun-mo

Kwak Do-won

Kwak Do-won

Kim Cha-in

Jeong Man-sik

Jeong Man-sik

Do Chang-hak

Kim Won-hae

Kim Won-hae

Akeo / Alligator

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

Eun Choong-ho

Kim Hae-gon

Kim Hae-gon

Tae Byung-jo

Yoon Ji-hye

Yoon Ji-hye

Cha Seung-mi

Oh Yeon-ah

Oh Yeon-ah

Jung Yoon-hee

Themes & Keywords

street gangcorruptionpolicepoliticsmayorpolice corruptionprosecutorsouth korea

About Asura: The City of Madness

Asura: The City of Madness is a action, crime, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of street gang, corruption, police, politics, mayor, police corruption. Directed by Kim Sung-soo, it stars Jung Woo-sung, Hwang Jung-min, Ju Ji-hoon. A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.

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