Asura (TV series)

is a Japanese streaming drama television series directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. It is an adaptation of the 1979 series Ashura no Gotoku and stars Rie Miyazawa, Machiko Ono, Yū Aoi and Suzu Hirose. The series premiered on Netflix on January 9, 2025.

 Cast  
 Rie Miyazawa as Tsunako Mitamura
 Machiko Ono as Makiko Satomi
 Yū Aoi as Takiko Takezawa
 Suzu Hirose as Sakiko Takezawa
 Masahiro Motoki as Takao Satomi
 Ryuhei Matsuda as Shizuo Katsumata
 Kisetsu Fujiwara as Hidemitsu Jinnai
 Seiyō Uchino as Sadaharu Masukawa
 Jun Kunimura as Kotaro
 Keiko Matsuzaka as Fuji
 Yui Natsukawa as Sadaharu's wife
 Naho Toda as Tsunetaro's mistress
 Kumi Takiuchi as Keiko Akagi
 Kairi Jo as Hiroo Satomi
 Maru Nouchi as Yoko
 Atsuko Takahata as Jinnai's mother

 Production 
In November 2024, The series was announced on Netflix.  Principal photography was concluded in 2024. The trailer of the series was released on December 16, 2024.

 Reception 
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.3/10. Joly Herman of Common Sense Media gave the series a grade of five out of five stars.

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Category:2020s Japanese television series Category:2020s Japanese television series endings
Category:2020s drama television series
Category:2025 Japanese television series debuts
Category:2025 television series endings
Category:Japanese-language television programs
Category:Netflix original series