# Asura (2012)

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**Original title**: *アシュラ*
**Runtime**: 76 min
**Genres**: Animation, Drama, History, Horror
**Directed by**: Keiichi Sato
**Written by**: Ikuko Takahashi
**Starring**: Masako Nozawa, Hiroaki Hirata, Kinya Kitaoji, Megumi Hayashibara, Tessyo Genda, Bin Shimada

> *Born A Beast, To Be Human*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

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.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, dread, outsider, slow-burn

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