| Ashura | |
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| Directed by | Yōjirō Takita |
| Produced by | Shuji Miyajima |
| Written by | Story: Kazuki Nakashima Screenplay: Sei Kawaguchi Masashi Todayama |
| Music by | Yoko Kanno |
| Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagishima |
| Editing by | Nobuko Tomita |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
| Released | April 16, 2005 |
| Running time | 119 min. |
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Ashura (阿修羅城の瞳 Ashura-jo no hitomi) is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Yōjirō Takita.
Plot[]
A retired demon hunter named Izumo now passes his time as a kabuki actor in nineteenth century Edo. After accidentally killing a child, Izumo swore never to draw his sword again, but when a demonic conspiracy to awaken the powerful demon queen Ashura gains momentum he is forced to act or allow demons to take over the world.
Cast[]
- Somegoro Ichikawa as Wakuraba Izumo
- Rie Miyazawa as Tsubaki
- Kanako Higuchi as Bizan
- Atsuro Watabe as Abe Jaku
- Takashi Naito as Kuninari
- Yukijiro Hotaru
- Hanae Kan as Shoshi
- Fumiyo Kohinata
- Kazuo Kuwabara
- Sarutoki Minagawa
- Koji Ookura
- Erika Sawajiri
- Kumiko Tsuchiya
- Tatsuo Yamada
External links[]
- Ashura at Japanese Wikipedia
- Ashura Review at Dreamlogic.net