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