| Asura: The City of Madness | |||||||
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| Director: | Kim Sung-su | ||||||
| Producer: | Han Jae-deok Kang Hyun Kim Jong-min | ||||||
| Music: | Lee Jae-jin | ||||||
| Cinematography: | Lee Mo-gae | ||||||
| Studio: | Sanai Pictures | ||||||
| Distributor: | CJ Entertainment | ||||||
| Runtime: | 132 minutes | ||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||
| Gross: | [1] [2] | ||||||
Asura: The City of Madness is a 2016 South Korean neo-noir action crime film[3] directed by Kim Sung-su.[4] [5] [6] 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.
Homicide detective Han Do-kyung (Jung Woo-sung) receives money in exchange for taking care of behind-the-scenes work for Akdeok Mayor Park Sung-bae (Hwang Jung-min), who commits various crimes for profit and success. While continuing to be exposed to evil, Han Do-kyung entered the path of a wicked man who would do anything to make money under the pretext of paying for his wife's hospital bills, 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 weigh down Han Do-kyung for their own interests and purposes. In the meantime, Han Do-kyung, who has become like the eye of a typhoon, sends Seon-mo Moon (Ju Ji-hoon), a junior detective who follows him like an older brother, under Park Sung-bae.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2016 | 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Actor | Jung Woo-sung | |
| Popularity Award | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Lee Mo-gae | |||
| Best Art Direction | Jang Geun-young | |||
| Best Lighting | Lee Sung-hwan | |||
| Best Music | Lee Jae-jin | |||
| Technical Award | Heo Myung-haeng Choi Bong-rok | |||
| 17th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Actor | Jung Woo-sung | ||
| Best Cinematography | Lee Mo-gae | |||
| 36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Ten Best Films of the Year | Asura: The City of Madness | ||
| 53rd Grand Bell Awards | Best Cinematography | Lee Mo-gae | ||
| Best Art Direction | Jang Geun-young | |||
| Best Editing | Kim Jae-bum | |||
| Best Lighting | Lee Sung-hwan | |||
| 2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards[7] | Best Film | Asura: The City of Madness | |
| Best Director | Kim Sung-su | |||
| Best Screenplay | ||||
| 26th Buil Film Awards[8] | Best Film | Asura: The City of Madness | ||
| Best Director | Kim Sung-su | |||
| Best Actor | Jung Woo-sung | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Ju Ji-hoon | |||
| Best Cinematography | Lee Mo-gae | |||
| Best Art Direction | Jang Geun-young | |||
| Best Music | Lee Jae-jin | |||
| 22nd Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ju Ji-hoon | ||
| The Korea Film Actor's Association | Popular Film Star Award | |||