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The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

19837.42h 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.

Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Written by Shinya Hidaka, Junichirō Tanizaki, Kon Ichikawa
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Top Cast

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

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Takenori Emoto

Higashiya

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Otokichi

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookfamily relationshipsslice of lifeosaka, japanmarriage brokersisterhoodpre-warnoble familyrelationshipsspring cherry blossomssistersshōwa era (1926-89)ryōteifour sisters

About The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters is a drama, romance film released in 1983 exploring themes of based on novel or book, family relationships, slice of life, osaka, japan, marriage broker, sisterhood. Directed by Kon Ichikawa, it stars Keiko Kishi, Yoshiko Sakuma, 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.

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