The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters (1983)

21/05/1983
Drama, Romance
2h 20m

Overview

This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid portrait of the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family from Osaka, and draws a parallel between their activities and the seasonal variations in Japan.

  • Kon IchikawaDirector, Writer
  • Shinya HidakaWriter
  • Original Title

    細雪

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • family relationships
  • slice of life
  • osaka, japan
  • marriage broker
  • sisterhood
  • pre-war
  • noble family
  • relationships
  • spring cherry blossoms
  • sisters
  • shōwa era (1926-89)
  • ryōtei
  • four sisters

Top Billed Cast

Keiko Kishi

Keiko Kishi

Tsuruko Makioka

Yoshiko Sakuma

Yoshiko Sakuma

Sachiko Makioka

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Yukiko Makioka

Yuko Kotegawa

Yuko Kotegawa

Taeko Makioka

Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Teinosuke

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Hashidera

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Itakura

Jūzō Itami

Jūzō Itami

Tatsuo

Takenori Emoto

Higashiya

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Otokichi

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