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Asura

"Born A Beast, To Be Human"

2012

1h 16m

7.2(93 votes)

Animation

Drama

History

Horror

Overview

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.

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Toei Animation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Masako Nozawa

Masako Nozawa

Asura

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Shichirou

Kinya Kitaoji

Kinya Kitaoji

Monk

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Wakasa

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Bin Shimada

Bin Shimada

Kaori Yamagata

Kaori Yamagata

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Yu Mizushima

Yu Mizushima

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Creative team

Directed by: Keiichi Sato
Written by: Ikuko Takahashi
Produced by: Yoshi Ikezawa

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