Like Asura

Like Asura
Like Asura
	Poster
Directed by	Yoshimitsu Morita
Starring	Shinobu Otake; Hitomi Kuroki; Eri Fukatsu; Kyoko Fukada; Kaoru Kobayashi; Nakamura Shidō II; Misako Konno; Kaoru Yachigusa; Tatsuya Nakadai;
Release date	8 November 2003;
Running time	135 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Like Asura (阿修羅のごとく, Ashura no Gotoku) is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Yoshimitsu Morita. At the 27th Japan Academy Prize it won three awards and received ten other nominations. The film is a remake of the TV mini series Ashura no Gotoku on NHK.

Synopsis[]

The film follows four sisters who discover that their elderly father is having an affair. When a letter is published in the newspaper detailing the affair, they try to hide it from their mother, while suspecting each other of having written it. ^[1]

Cast[]

Awards and nominations[]

27th Japan Academy Prize.^[2]

Won: Best Director - Yoshimitsu Morita
Won: Best Screenplay -
Won: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Eri Fukatsu
Nominated: Best Picture
Nominated: Best Actress - Shinobu Otake
Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Kaoru Yachigusa
Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Shidou Nakamura
Nominated: Best Music - Michiru Oshima
Nominated: Best Cinematography -
Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Koichi Watanabe
Nominated: Best Art Direction -
Nominated: Best Sound Recording -
Nominated: Best Film Editing - Shinji Tanaka

References[]

^ "Like Asura". Toho Studios. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
^ 第27回日本アカデミー賞 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-05.

External links[]

Like Asura at IMDb

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[Toho-LikeAsura-1] "Like Asura". Toho Studios. Retrieved 2020-12-30.

[2] 第27回日本アカデミー賞 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-05.

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