The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

140 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 30, 1983

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.

The Makioka Sisters

140 mins | Drama, Romance | Dec. 30, 1983

The Makioka Sisters
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Toho Company, Ltd., Toho Eizo Co.
Original title 細雪
Directors Kon Ichikawa
Writers Shinya Hidaka, Junichirō Tanizaki, Kon Ichikawa

Cast

Keiko Kishi

as Tsuruko Makioka

Yoshiko Sakuma

as Sachiko Makioka

Sayuri Yoshinaga

as Yukiko Makioka

Yûko Kotegawa

as Taeko Makioka

Koji Ishizaka

as Teinosuke, Sachiko's husband

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

as Hashidera

Ittoku Kishibe

as Itakura

Juzo 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 Sanjo

as Ohisa

Kuniko Miyake

as Tominaga's Aunt

Akemi Negishi

as Mrs. Shimozuma

Nobuko Sendo

as Hashidera's Daughter

Taeko Shinbashi

as Mrs. Jinba

Fujio Tsuneta

as Igarashi

Mancho Tsuji

as Miyoshi

Michiyo Yokoyama

as Itani

Kayoko Shiraishi

as Restaurant Owner

Takao Zushi

as Otokichi's Son