Like Asura

Like Asura (阿修羅のごとく) is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Yoshimitsu Morita. At the 27th Japan Academy Prize it won three awards and received ten other nominations. The film is a remake of the TV mini series Ashura no Gotoku on NHK.

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.

Cast

 * Shinobu Otake
 * Eri Fukatsu
 * Kaoru Yachigusa
 * Shidou Nakamura

Awards and nominations
27th Japan Academy Prize.
 * 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 - Shidou Nakamura
 * Nominated: Best Music - Michiru Oshima
 * 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