Netflix's Asura, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, is a compassionate yet incisive dissection of family, betrayal and 1970s Japan

Asura , directed by celebrated Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda , is a compassionate yet incisive dissection of family, betrayal, and 1970s Japan .

The four sisters of Asura are the heart of the show, it begins with their septuagenarian father Kôtarô ( Jun Kunimura ).

Asura threatens to join other great Japanese shows on the platform in relative obscurity.

Netflix has made international media more accessible than ever.

The streamer’s lack of enthusiasm for the results of those artists’ work feels especially egregious.

In a just world, it would be appropriately and loudly lauded, not hidden away.