Poster of Ashura

Ashura

Plot: Adapted from the successful play, the film takes place in 19th-century Japan, where a war between demons and their slayers is fought. Izumo, a kabuki actor with a demon-slaying past, meets and falls in love with Tsubaki
Release Date: Saturday, April 16 2005
20 years ago
Genres: Fantasy, Action, Horror
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Cast

Portrait of Rie MiyazawaRie Miyazawa. Rie Miyazawa was 32 in Ashura as 'Tsubaki'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 06 1973
Portrait of Matsumoto Kōshirō XMatsumoto Kōshirō X. Matsumoto Kōshirō X was 32 in Ashura as 'Izumo'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 08 1973
Portrait of Kanako HiguchiKanako Higuchi. Kanako Higuchi was 46 in Ashura as 'Bizan'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 13 1958
Portrait of Atsuro WatabeAtsuro Watabe. Atsuro Watabe was 36 in Ashura as 'Jaku Abe'.
Birthday: Sun, May 05 1968
Portrait of Fumiyo KohinataFumiyo Kohinata. Fumiyo Kohinata was 51 in Ashura as 'Nanboku Tsuruya IV'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 23 1954
Portrait of Takashi NaitoTakashi Naito. Takashi Naito was 49 in Ashura as 'Nobuyuki Kuninari'.
Birthday: Fri, May 27 1955
Portrait of Erika SawajiriErika Sawajiri. Erika Sawajiri was 19 in Ashura as 'Yachi'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 08 1986
Portrait of Yukijiro HotaruYukijiro Hotaru. Yukijiro Hotaru was 53 in Ashura as 'Magotaro'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 27 1951
Portrait of Hanae KanHanae Kan. Hanae Kan was 14 in Ashura as 'Emishi'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 07 1990
Portrait of Sarutoki MinagawaSarutoki Minagawa. Sarutoki Minagawa was 34 in Ashura as 'Takiji'.
Birthday: Mon, Feb 01 1971
Portrait of Koji OhkuraKoji Ohkura. Koji Ohkura was 30 in Ashura as 'Hyozo'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 18 1974
Portrait of Kumiko TsuchiyaKumiko Tsuchiya. Kumiko Tsuchiya was 35 in Ashura as 'Oiran'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 16 1969
Portrait of Tatsuo YamadaTatsuo Yamada. Tatsuo Yamada was 49 in Ashura
Birthday: Tue, Jan 10 1956 –
Died: Sun, Jul 26 2009

Crew

Portrait of Yojiro TakitaYojiro Takita. Yojiro Takita was 49 in Ashura as 'Director'
Birthday: Sun, Dec 04 1955
Portrait of Katsumi YanagijimaKatsumi Yanagijima. Katsumi Yanagijima was 54 in Ashura as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Aug 13 1950
Portrait of Hare KawaguchiHare Kawaguchi. Hare Kawaguchi was 44 in Ashura as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 16 1960
Portrait of Masashi TodayamaMasashi Todayama. Masashi Todayama was 42 in Ashura as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sun, Apr 29 1962
Portrait of Hideshi MiyajimaHideshi Miyajima. Hideshi Miyajima was >> in Ashura as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nobuko TomitaNobuko Tomita. Nobuko Tomita was >> in Ashura as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Mon, Oct 29 2012
Portrait of Yoko KannoYoko Kanno. Yoko Kanno was 42 in Ashura as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Mon, Mar 18 1963
Portrait of StingSting. Sting was 53 in Ashura as 'Theme Song Performance'
Birthday: Tue, Oct 02 1951
Portrait of Kazuki NakashimaKazuki Nakashima. Kazuki Nakashima was 45 in Ashura as 'Theatre Play'
Birthday: Wed, Aug 19 1959
Portrait of Tomoo HaraguchiTomoo Haraguchi. Tomoo Haraguchi was 44 in Ashura as 'Modelling Supervisor'
Birthday: Thu, May 26 1960
Portrait of Tatsuya OsadaTatsuya Osada. Tatsuya Osada was >> in Ashura as 'Gaffer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hajime MatsumotoHajime Matsumoto. Hajime Matsumoto was 41 in Ashura as 'Visual Effects'
Birthday: Sat, May 04 1963
Portrait of Yuji HayashidaYuji Hayashida. Yuji Hayashida was 43 in Ashura as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Sat, May 20 1961
Portrait of Osamu OnoderaOsamu Onodera. Osamu Onodera was >> in Ashura as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Dango TakedaDango Takeda. Dango Takeda was 43 in Ashura as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Wed, Sep 06 1961