The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Original title: 細雪
The Makioka Sisters is a 1983 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kon Ichikawa, with a running time of 2h 20m. It stars Keiko Kishi, Yoshiko Sakuma and Sayuri Yoshinaga.
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.
Where to watch The Makioka Sisters
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- 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
- Takenori Emoto as Higashiya
- Jun Hamamura as Otokichi
- Akiji Kobayashi as Seitaro Jinba
- Kazuya Kosaka as Nomura