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Ashura No Gotoku

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2hrs 15min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
2003
Director:
Yoshimitsu Morita
Starring:
Shinobu Otake, Hitomi Kuroki, Eri Fukatsu  ...more
Synopsis: Yoshimitsu Morita's comedy drama Ashura No Gotoku (Like Ashura) tells the story of what happens to four sisters when they discover a secret their father has been keeping. The film opens with third sister Takiko (Eri Fukatsu) revealing to the others that dad has been having an affair that has produced an illegitimate child. While all the women react in their own way, each has also been keeping secrets. Takiko becomes involved with the private eye she hired to snoop on her father. Tsunako (Shinobu ... Full Synopsis
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Josh Ralske, AMG Review
A departure from the daring of Yoshimitsu Morita's earlier work, Like Asura shows the veteran director (The Family Game) working in a much more reserved, traditional mode. Like Asura is essentially a well-made melodrama, with occasional comic insight into sibling and romantic relationships. Morita and cinematographer Nobuyasu Kita fill the screen with exquisite compositions, often in long shot, and ... Full Review
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Shinobu Otake
Tsunako Mitamura
Hitomi Kuroki
Makiko Satomi
Eri Fukatsu
Takiko Takezawa
Kyoko Fukada
Sakiko Takezawa
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