Fans are ‘begging’ people to watch the ‘masterful’ new series Asura after it arrived on Netflix earlier this month. The Japanese limited series is written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda who scored ...

The series is a delicate portrait of a family in turmoil, brought together by knowledge of a father’s infidelity ...

In the period Japanese series Asura, Palme d’Or-winning Japanese film-maker Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, 2018) has gathered a highly talented cast to highlight the complicated bonds between ...

Set in 1979 Tokyo, with Kore-eda writing and directing each of the seven episodes, Asura is centred on the touchstone of his storytelling: the ever-changing family unit. The most subtle of auteurs ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The quiet way Netflix has chosen to release Japanese-language mini-series Asura is both fitting and ...

In his latest Netflix show, Asura, Kore-eda balances this trademark patient storytelling, with ambitious and melodramatic turns. Framing childhood: Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ...

Netflix aficionados are in for a treat with the platform's latest addition, which has been met with critical acclaim despite its limited coverage. It may not be topping the charts this week, but ...

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In 1979 Tokyo, four distinct sisters uncover their aging father’s affair, causing their happy facades and bottled-up emotions to slowly unravel. Like the “asura,” demigods in Buddhist cosmology, these ...

Asura is a family drama about four sisters who discover that their father is having an affair, and the Netflix series is about to become your new Netflix obsession. Asura started life as a novel ...

The word “asura” refers to the demigods in Buddhist beliefs, as the sisters embody their conflict on the exterior but an innate sense of strong bond within themselves. To the director, the soul of the ...

Asura allows for that breathing room. It says to the audience, here are some interesting women, spend some time with them and see what happens, you might feel something, you might learn something, you ...