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Ashura

Ashura

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 16, 2005

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Fantasy, Action, Horror

User Score

51%

Original Title

阿修羅城の瞳

Production Companies

Eisei Gekijo, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shochiku

Director

Yojiro Takita

Description

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.