The Makioka Sisters (1983)

  • NR
  • 12/30/1983 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 2h 20m

Overview

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.

Shinya Hidaka

Writer

Junichirō Tanizaki

Novel

Kon Ichikawa

Director, Writer

Cast

Keiko Kishi's headshot

Keiko Kishi

Tsuruko Makioka
Yoshiko Sakuma's headshot

Yoshiko Sakuma

Sachiko Makioka
Sayuri Yoshinaga's headshot

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Yukiko Makioka
Yuko Kotegawa's headshot

Yuko Kotegawa

Taeko Makioka
Koji Ishizaka's headshot

Koji Ishizaka

Teinosuke
Toshiyuki Hosokawa's headshot

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Hashidera
Ittoku Kishibe's headshot

Ittoku Kishibe

Itakura
Jūzō Itami's headshot

Jūzō Itami

Tatsuo

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