Fans are ‘begging’ people to watch the ‘masterful’ new series Asura after it arrived on Netflix earlier this month. The Japanese limited series is written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda ...

In the period Japanese series Asura, Palme d’Or-winning Japanese film-maker Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, 2018) has gathered a highly talented cast to highlight the complicated bonds between ...

Set in 1979 Tokyo, with Kore-eda writing and directing each of the seven episodes, Asura is centred on the touchstone of his storytelling: the ever-changing family unit. The most subtle of auteurs ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The quiet way Netflix has chosen to release Japanese-language mini-series Asura is both fitting and ...