The Makioka Sisters (1983)

Name: The Makioka Sisters
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1983-05-21
Duration: 140 min
Cast: Keiko Kishi, Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yuko Kotegawa, Koji Ishizaka

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.

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Released 1983-05-21 · 140 min · Drama, Romance

Directed by Kon Ichikawa

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
Jun Hashizume as Soldier
Miki Sanjō as Ohisa
Kuniko Miyake as Tominaga's Aunt