Underplayed Gems

Like Asura (2003)

Like Asura poster
Original title
阿修羅のごとく
Directed by
Yoshimitsu Morita
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 15m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Four adult sisters in 1970s Japan discover their aging father may have a secret mistress. As they investigate, their own relationships and hidden resentments surface.

family-drivenbittersweetrestrainedobservantsubtlemelancholicintimate

What happens

Like Asura (Japanese: 阿修羅のごとく, Hepburn: Ashura no Gotoku) is a 2003 Japanese drama film directed by Yoshimitsu Morita. At the 27th Japan Academy Film Prizes, it won three awards and received ten other nominations. The film is a remake of the TV miniseries Ashura no Gotoku on NHK. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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