The Makioka Sisters
1983 · Movie · 140 min. · Japan
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.
Direction Kon Ichikawa
Cast Keiko Kishi · Yoshiko Sakuma · Sayuri Yoshinaga · Yûko Kotegawa · Jūzō Itami
Soundtrack Shinnosuke Okawa · Toshiyuki Watanabe
Screenplay Shinya Hidaka · Kon Ichikawa · Junichirô Tanizaki
Cinematography Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Original title Sasame-yuki
6.6
41 votes (FilmAffinity)
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