The Makioka Sisters

1983·140'

Yutaka Abe

DramaRomance

Japanese

Letterboxd TMDB #42116

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.

Cast

Keiko Kishi Tsuruko Makioka Yoshiko Sakuma Sachiko Makioka Ranko Hanai Sayuri Yoshinaga Yukiko Makioka Yukiko Todoroki Hisako Yamane Yuko Kotegawa Taeko Makioka Koji Ishizaka Teinosuke Toshiyuki Hosokawa Hashidera Ittoku Kishibe Itakura Jūzō Itami Tatsuo

Takenori Emoto Higashiya