
Asura
Taste attributes: dramaslowheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leads
Boxlist takeWeighty and grounded: a drama series that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.9 /10
TMDB · 30 votes
Where to watch
We don't know of anywhere to watch Asura in the US right now.
Season
Season 1
· 2025 · 7 episodesEpisodes (7)
1Episode 19 Jan 2025
One wintry morning, the usually reserved Takiko calls her three sisters for a meeting, sharing shocking news about their father's affair.
2Episode 29 Jan 2025
Troubled by the news, Makiko has an ominous dream. The sisters find a letter about the affair in the local newspaper — but who could have written it?
3Episode 39 Jan 2025
Sakiko deals with a painful betrayal, Takiko falls in love, Tsunako's affair takes a dangerous turn and Makiko catches their mother somewhere surprising.
4Episode 49 Jan 2025
When Kotaro accidentally starts a fire, the sisters return to their childhood home to manage the aftermath with plenty of bickering and laughter.
5Episode 59 Jan 2025
Chaos erupts and egos flare as Kotaro takes a lodger, Tsunako meets her son's fiancée, Makiko confronts suspicions, and the family gathers for a wedding.
6Episode 69 Jan 2025
While Sakiko struggles with Hide's erratic behavior, Makiko tries to distract herself by arranging a marriage partner for the reluctant Tsunako.
7Episode 79 Jan 2025
As unexpected situations spiral out of control, can the Takezawa sisters put aside their differences and long-standing tensions to support each other?
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
In 1979 Tokyo, four distinct sisters uncover their aging father's affair, causing their happy facades and bottled-up emotions to slowly unravel.
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2025
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- BUN-BUKU
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