Asura

Also known as:  Ashura, Asura: Born A Beast, To Be Human.

The anime film Asura is created by Toei Animation, based on a classic manga by George Akiyama titled Ashura. The unrelentingly dark drama follows the struggles of a child during a famine in medieval Japan. His mother was so impoverished and starved, that she tried to eat Ashura at the beginning of the story. (based on ANN synopsis)

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Producers, official website and other details: AniDB, ANN. Search on: Wiki.