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Asura (Japanese: 阿修羅のごとく, Hepburn: Ashura no Gotoku) is a Japanese streaming drama television series directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. [1] It is an adaptation of the 1979 series Ashura no Gotoku, [2] and stars Rie Miyazawa, Machiko Ono, Yū Aoi and Suzu Hirose. [3] [4] The series premiered on Netflix on January 9, 2025. [5]
In Greek mythology, Calypso (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ p s oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλυψώ, romanized: Kalupsō, lit. 'she who conceals') [1] was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to Homer's Odyssey, she detained Odysseus for seven years against his will.
Netflix has teamed up with Palme d’Or-winning Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda, who is writing and directing a classic Japanese family drama series.. Titled Asura, the series will be a modern ...
Haru's Curse (春の呪い, Haru no Noroi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Asuka Konishi. It was serialized in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum magazine from November 2015 to November 2016. A six-episode live-action television drama adaptation aired from May to June 2021.
Ashura no Gotoku (阿修羅のごとく) is a Japanese drama series that first aired on NHK in 1979. It is based on Kuniko Mukōda's novel of the same title. [2] [3] [4] Ken Ogata played the role of Satomi Takao in Part 1 and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi played the role in part 2. [5]
Kodoku (蠱毒, 'curse poison'), also called kodō (蠱道, 'curse method'), kojutsu (蠱術, 'curse technique'), and fuko (巫蠱, 'sorcery curse') is a type of poisonous magic found in Japanese folklore. It is the Japanese derivative of the Chinese gu magic. It is said to have been widely used in ancient China.
Set in the post-World War II climate of the 1960s in Kobe, the show explores the struggle for power within the powerful Manpyo family.The cornerstone of their empire is the Hanshin Bank (阪神銀行, a fictional version of the former Kobe Bank (now Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)), controlled by the father of the clan, Daisuke Manpyo (万俵 大介).
Ushi no toki mairi (Japanese: 丑の時参り, lit. "ox-hour shrine-visit") or ushi no koku mairi (丑の刻参り) [2] refers to a prescribed method of laying a curse upon a target that is traditional to Japan, so-called because it is conducted during the hours of the Ox (between 1 and 3 AM).