Like Asura (Japanese: 阿修羅のごとく, Hepburn: Ashura no Gotoku) is a 2003 Japanese drama film directed by Yoshimitsu Morita. At the 27th Japan Academy Film Prizes, it won three awards and received ten other nominations. The film is a remake of the TV miniseries Ashura no Gotoku on NHK.
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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.
Awards and nominations
27th Japan Academy Film Prizes.
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 - Nakamura Shidō II
Nominated: Best Music - Michiru Ōshima, Kow Otani
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