Hirokazu Kore-eda’s intimate Netflix series Asura pulls the viewer deeply into the daily lives of its protagonists.

“This sister thing is so strange,” sighs Takiko (Yu Aoi), the bookish third daughter of the Takezawa family, in Netflix drama “Asura.” “The envy and jealousy can be so strong ...

There’s a new series on Netflix, Asura, that is impervious to such a succinct pitch, which may be why it seems so few people have seen it. The streaming giant, which has been known to take a ...

Asura (2025) is a complex ... crafting three-dimensional people that excite with their intricacies, down to their body language and quiet introspection. The Takezawa family, like any other ...

Wanna become an undisputed Asura champion? That’s nice. Now, go stand at the end of the line and wait for your turn. Asura is a game full of wannabe fighters who claim to have what it takes to ...

I don’t know why there weren’t pronouncements from the hilltops when “Asura,” the new series from the great Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda (“Nobody Knows,” “Our Little Sister ...

Sometimes, a great new television series arrives with loud announcements and general heralding; sometimes, one slips in quietly as if on slippered feet, declining to call attention to itself. I ...