Asura: The City of Madness (Korean: 아수라; RR: Asura) 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.
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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