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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 .
- Japan
- 8 November 2003
- Japanese
- Yoshimitsu Morita
Nov 8, 2003 · The "Asura" of the title refers to a Hindu goddess whose beautiful face belies her tempestuous nature. In the film, the first Asura-like character we meet is the excitable Takiko (Eri Fukatsu), the third daughter of the Takezawa clan, who calls her three sisters together for an emergency meeting.
By Derek Elley. Onetime enfant terrible of Japanese cinema Yoshimitsu Morita, still best known in the West for 1983 satire “Family Game,” shows a new mellowness with “Like Asura,” a warm, witty...
Nov 8, 2003 · 2h 15m. IMDb RATING. 7.0 /10. 286. YOUR RATING. Rate. Comedy Drama. The ups and downs of the Takezawa family after one of the four daughters found out that their father had been in an unknown love affair. Director. Yoshimitsu Morita. Writers. Kuniko Mukôda. Tomomi Tsutsui. Stars. Shinobu Ôtake. Hitomi Kuroki. Eri Fukatsu.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Yoshimitsu Morita
- 2003-11-08
Nov 8, 2003 · Director. Tomomi Tsutsui. Screenplay. The four Takezawa sisters discover that their father has an illegitimate child so they hire a private detective to investigate.
Action & adventure. Like Asura 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...
Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita. Writing credits Tomomi Tsutsui. Produced by Minami Ichikawa, Yoshishige Shimatani. Music by Michiru Oshima. Cinematography by Nobuyasa Kita. Film Editing by Shinji Tanaka. Full Production Committee Toho, Hakuhodo, Nippon Shuppan, Hanbai, Mainichi Newspapers. Cast.
