The Makioka Sisters
1983•2h 20m•7.4•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Writer
Shinya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Cast
Keiko Kishi
Tsuruko Makioka
Yoshiko Sakuma
Sachiko Makioka
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Yukiko Makioka
Yuko Kotegawa
Taeko Makioka
Koji Ishizaka
Teinosuke
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Hashidera
Ittoku Kishibe
Itakura
Jūzō Itami
Tatsuo
Takenori Emoto
Higashiya
Jun Hamamura
Otokichi
Akiji Kobayashi
Seitaro Jinba
Kazuya Kosaka
Nomura
Jun Hashizume
Soldier
Miki Sanjō
Ohisa
Kuniko Miyake
Tominaga's Aunt
Production
Company
Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Company
Far East Laboratory
Company
Toho Pictures
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