The Makioka Sisters
1983 · Movie · 140 min · ★ 7.4
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-05-21
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 140 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (49 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- family relationships
- slice of life
- osaka, japan
- relationship
- marriage broker
- sisterhood
- pre-war
- noble family
- spring cherry blossoms
- sisters
- shōwa era (1926-89)
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Keiko Kishi
as Tsuruko Makioka
Yoshiko Sakuma
as Sachiko Makioka
Sayuri Yoshinaga
as Yukiko Makioka
Yuko Kotegawa
as Taeko Makioka
Koji Ishizaka
as Teinosuke
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
as Hashidera
Ittoku Kishibe
as Itakura
Jūzō Itami
as Tatsuo
- TE
Takenori Emoto
as Higashiya
Jun Hamamura
as Otokichi
Directed by Kon Ichikawa