Like Asura
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| Directed by | Yoshimitsu Morita |
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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.
Synopsis
[edit]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
[edit]Awards and nominations
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Like Asura". Toho Studios. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ 第27回 日本アカデミー賞 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
External links
[edit]- Like Asura at IMDb
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