The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters (1983)

Drama, Romance2 hours and 20 minutes
73%
User score
Description

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 Ichikawa
Director, Writer
Shinya Hidaka
Writer
Junichirō Tanizaki
Novel

Actors

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
Takenori Emoto
Higashiya
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Otokichi
Akiji Kobayashi
Akiji Kobayashi
Seitaro Jinba
Kazuya Kosaka
Kazuya Kosaka
Nomura
Jun Hashizume
Jun Hashizume
Soldier
Miki Sanjō
Miki Sanjō
Ohisa
Kuniko Miyake
Kuniko Miyake
Tominaga's Aunt
Akemi Negishi
Akemi Negishi
Mrs. Shimozuma
Nobuko Sendo
Nobuko Sendo
Hashidera's Daughter
Taeko Shinbashi
Taeko Shinbashi
Mrs. Jinba
Fujio Tsuneta
Fujio Tsuneta
Igarashi
Mancho Tsuji
Mancho Tsuji
Miyoshi
Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
based on novel or bookosaka, japanmarriage brokersisterhoodpre-warnoble familyspring cherry blossoms