Movie: Ashura
Romaji: Ashura-jo no hitomi
Japanese: 阿修羅城の瞳
Director: Yojiro Takita
Writer: Sei Kawaguchi, Masashi Todayama, Kazuki Nakashima (story)
Producer:
Cinematography:
Release Date: April 16, 2005
Runtime: 119 min.
Genre: Award Winning / Award Winning-Drama / Award Winning-Action / Award Winning-Romance / Award Winning-Period-19th Century
Distributor: Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
In bustling, 19th-century Edo, demons lurk in the shadows, disguised in human form. They are loathe to show their true faces, for even in disguise, they can easily be spotted and slain by the arrogant Demon Wardens. But then Bizan, the beautiful leader of the demons, appears to Kuninari, the captain of the Demon Wardens and smugly tells him that the rebirth of Ashura, the Queen of the Demons, has been foretold, and that mans reign over the world will soon end.
Cast
Somegoro Ichikawa - Izumo Wakuraba
Rie Miyazawa - Tsubaki
Kanako Higuchi - Bizan
Atsuro Watabe - Jaku Abe
Fumiyo Kohinata - Nanboku Tsuruya IV
Takashi Naito - Nobuyuki Kuninari
Yukijiro Hotaru - Magotaro
Hanae Kan - Emishi
Kazuo Kuwabara
Sarutoki Minagawa - Takiji
Koji Ookura - Hyozo
Erika Sawajiri - Yachi
Kumiko Tsuchiya - Oiran
Tatsuo Yamada
Awards
2005 (30th) Hochi Film Awards - December, 2005
"Best Actor" (Somegoro Ichikawa)