Asura

Asura (2012)

アシュラ

Born A Beast, To Be Human

Abandoned in the barren wasteland of Kyoto, a savage, enraged orphan does whatever it takes to survive in the wild. When he crosses paths with civilization, he must learn to tame the beast within.

Date of release
2012-09-29
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (93)
Runtime
1h 16m
Genres
Animation, Drama, History, Horror
Director
Keiichi Sato

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Asura is a 2012 Japanese anime film directed by Keiichi Sato and based on a manga of the same name by George Akiyama. The dark drama of Asura follows the struggles of a child, after being abandoned by his starving and impoverished mother, resorts to cannibalism and murders to survive during a terrible famine that ravaged medieval Japan. Asura tied for the Audience Award for Best Animated Feature at the 16th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal.

Production

Director Keiichi Sato was influenced to send a life-affirming message to those who found themselves without the will to live following the events of the natural disasters that hit Japan in 2011.

This film was produced using Hybrid animation, a new technique Toei Animation developed mimicking "watercolors in motion". The characters are animated in CGI, while the backgrounds are painted in the traditional way.

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