Japan Synopsis
アシュラ
“Born A Beast, To Be Human”
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.
Other Titles From Toei Animation
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Asura itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Asura. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2011–2013 Japan Window
Asura holds position #183 of 482 Japan films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Asura premiered alongside 164 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 164 other Japan films in 2012.
The 2669th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
69 audience reviews — more than 70% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 67th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,770 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,276 of 2,532 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 16m |
| Release Date | September 29, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2328505 |