“Asura”: Acclaimed Koreeda Drama Remakes Classic Script by Mukōda Kuniko

Makiko (left) and Tsunako (center) help their mother Fuji to make pickles. (© Netflix)

Known primarily as a scriptwriter, Mukōda Kuniko also wrote fiction and essays. In 1983, she won the Naoki Prize for stories including “Kawauso” (translated by Angus Turvill as “The Otter”). Photograph taken in Tokyo on July 17, 1980. (© Kyōdō)

When Takao (center) feels unwell during his health check, Makiko (left) rushes to the hospital out of concern, where she bumps into his secretary, who she suspects he is having an affair with. (© Netflix)