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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.

Like Asura
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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 (2003-11-08)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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

• Shinobu Otake
• Eri Fukatsu
• Kaoru Yachigusa
• Shidou Nakamura

Awards and nominations

27th Japan Academy Prize.[2]

• Won: Best Director - Yoshimitsu Morita
• Won: Best Screenplay - Tomomi Tsutsui
• 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 - Nobuyasu Kita
• Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Koichi Watanabe
• Nominated: Best Art Direction - Hidemitsu Yamasaki
• Nominated: Best Sound Recording - Fumio Hashimoto
• Nominated: Best Film Editing - Shinji Tanaka

References

External links

• Like Asura at IMDb

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