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Ashura
2005 5.3 (20 votes) 1h 59m
Genres
Fantasy Action Horror
Production Companies
Eisei Gekijo
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Shochiku

Ashura (阿修羅城の瞳)

Overview

Adapted from the successful play, the film takes place in 19th-century Japan, where a war between demons and their slayers is fought. Izumo, a kabuki actor with a demon-slaying past, meets and falls in love with Tsubaki. However, something is not right, as mysterious marks appear on her body as time progresses. At the same time, it is announced that Ashura, the queen of all demons, will be resurrected and bring destruction to the universe.

Key Crew

Screenplay: Hare Kawaguchi, Masashi Todayama

Producer: Hideshi Miyajima

Director: Yojiro Takita

Director of Photography: Katsumi Yanagijima

Top Cast

Rie Miyazawa
Rie Miyazawa

Tsubaki

Matsumoto Kōshirō X
Matsumoto Kōshirō X

Izumo

Kanako Higuchi
Kanako Higuchi

Bizan

Atsuro Watabe
Atsuro Watabe

Jaku Abe

Fumiyo Kohinata
Fumiyo Kohinata

Nanboku Tsuruya IV

Takashi Naito
Takashi Naito

Nobuyuki Kuninari

Erika Sawajiri
Erika Sawajiri

Yachi

Yukijiro Hotaru
Yukijiro Hotaru

Magotaro

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