Asura

Kyoto’s winter. A child’s ragged breath fogs the charred beams of an abandoned temple. The boy survives on scavenged rice and feral instinct until a monk’s quiet steadiness offers a fragile tether to humanity—just as his wrath stirs again. A Meiji-era fable of violence and grace, rendered in stark ink-and-wash animation.

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Keiichi Sato directed Asura in 2012. See Keiichi Sato's full filmography, where to start with Keiichi Sato, or where to go after you've seen everything by Keiichi Sato.

Asura was released in 2012 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 76 minutes.