Ashura no Gotoku (TV series)

is a Japanese drama series that first aired on NHK in 1979. It is based on Kuniko Mukōda's novel of the same title.

Ken Ogata played the role of Satomi Takao in Part 1 and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi played the role in part 2.

Cast

• Kaoru Yachigusa as Satomi Makiko
• Haruko Kato as Mitamura Tsunako
• Ken Ogata(Part1) / Shigeru Tsuyuguchi(Part2) as Satomi Takao
• Ayumi Ishida as Takezawa Takoko
• Jun Fubuki as Takezawa Sakiko
• Ryudo Uzaki as Katsumata Shizuo
• Shin Saburi as Kotaro Takezawa
• Sanshō Shinsui as Jinnai Hidemitsu
• Ittoku Kishibe(Part2) as Takuma

Episodes

Part1

• 1, Onna Shougatsu (January 13, 1979)
• 2, Sando Mame (January 20, 1979)
• 3, Soubijinsou (January 27, 1979)

Part2

• 1, Hana Ikusa (January 19, 1980)
• 2, Ura Kimon (January 26, 1980)
• 3, Jyaran (February 2, 1980)
• 4, Otafuku (February 9, 1980)

Remakes

Ashura no Gotoku was adapted as the 2003 Toho film Like Asura.

In 2025, Hirokazu Kore-eda remade the series for Netflix, titled Asura.

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