Asura
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Asura

7.9
Yr 2025
Status Ended
Drama
Your Verdict
Unrated

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Series Brief

Overview

In 1979 Tokyo, four distinct sisters uncover their aging father's affair, causing their happy facades and bottled-up emotions to slowly unravel.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 96 /100

Asura has earned widespread acclaim from critics, with multiple reviewers praising it as one of the best television series of 2025 and a standout entry in Netflix's drama lineup. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, the seven-episode series is lauded for its empathetic, nuanced approach to family dynamics and its ability to portray domestic life with subtle, unadorned intimacy.

Critics consistently highlight the show's exceptional ensemble cast, elegant visual storytelling, and rich exploration of sisterhood. Balancing heartbreak, humor, and emotional depth, the series is described as a stirring and visually beautiful drama that grips viewers from its opening episode.

“a detailed, human-scale domestic drama with plenty to say, fascinating characters to say it and the stylishness to make it sing”

“full of heart, full of joy, a remarkable, empathetic drama that deserves far more attention than it has been given so far”

“In its perfect mirror of real-life, human drama, the series is already, and will remain, one of 2025’s best.”

“a complex, layered, and stirring exploration of family”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Netflix
US • CA • UK
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US • CA • UK
Production Board

Crew

Producer
Miyuki Fukuma Hijiri Taguchi Eiji Kitahara
Production Design
Keiko Mitsumatsu Masato Nunobe
Original Story
Kuniko Mukoda
Assistant Director
Takashi Matsuo
Lighting Director
Norikiyo Fujii
Development Producer
Yasuo Yagi
Sound Effects
Akihiko Okase
Original Music Composer
Hidehiro Kawai Tsukasa Inoue Ryo Kishimoto
Director of Photography
Mikiya Takimoto
Set Decoration
Tetsuji Tatsuta
Sound
Kazuhiko Tomita
Creator
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Director
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Editor
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Writer
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Costume Design
Sachiko Ito
Color Grading
Naotaka Takahashi
Makeup & Hair
Mutsuki Sakai
Signal Match

Similarity

Where Asura overlaps with other shows, and exactly what they have in common.

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

adultery 1970s sister remake family relationships female protagonist based on tv series shōwa era (1926-89) four sisters
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
January 09, 2025
Status
Ended
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
30