Asura (2025)

Original title

阿修羅のごとく

Directed by

Hirokazu Koreeda

Genre

Japanese television drama

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four sisters navigate their complicated relationships and personal struggles during the 1970s in Japan. The story follows their hidden secrets and family tensions over several years.

slow-burnintimatemelancholicgroundedemotionally complexcharacter-drivensomberunderstated

What happens

Asura (Japanese: 阿修羅のごとく, Hepburn: Ashura no Gotoku) is a Japanese streaming drama television series directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. It is an adaptation of the 1979 series Ashura no Gotoku and stars Rie Miyazawa, Machiko Ono, Yū Aoi and Suzu Hirose. The series premiered on Netflix on January 9, 2025, to widespread acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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