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Asura

2025 · 1 season

A slow, emotionally charged family drama where polite facades gradually crack, revealing buried resentments and quiet heartbreak.

Created by
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rie Miyazawa, Machiko Ono, Yu Aoi
Overview
In 1979 Tokyo, four distinct sisters uncover their aging father's affair, causing their happy facades and bottled-up emotions to slowly unravel.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rie Miyazawa, Machiko Ono, Yu Aoi
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • grief
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
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Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes
Network
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Country
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Languages
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