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.
Cast Source: Rie Miyazawa as Tsunako Mitamura, the oldest sister Machiko Ono as Makiko Satomi, the second sister Yū Aoi as Takiko Takezawa, the third sister Suzu Hirose as Sakiko Takezawa, the youngest sister Masahiro Motoki as Takao Satomi, Makiko's husband Ryuhei Matsuda as Shizuo Katsumata, a private detective as Hidemitsu Jinnai, Sakiko's boyfriend Seiyō Uchino as Sadaharu Masukawa, Tsunako's lover Jun Kunimura as Kotaro Takezawa, the four sisters' father Keiko Matsuzaka as Fuji Takezawa, the four sisters' mother Yui Natsukawa as Sadaharu's wife Naho Toda as Kotaro's mistress as Keiko Akagi, Takao's subordinate Kairi Jo as Hiro Satomi, Makiko and Takao's son Maru Nouchi as Yoko, Makiko and Takao's daughter Atsuko Takahata as Hidemitsu's mother
Production In November 2024, the series was announced on Netflix. Principal photography was concluded in 2024. The trailer of the series was released on December 16, 2024.
Reception Asura received unanimous acclaim, with reviewers from The Guardian and The New York Times calling it "the best Netflix drama in years," and "so good it makes other shows look bad."
Joly Herman of Common Sense Media gave the series a grade of five out of five stars.
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