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The Makioka Sisters
1983 7.4 (48 votes) 2h 20m
Genres
Drama Romance
Production Companies
Toho Eizo Bijutsu
TOHO
Far East Laboratory
TOHO Studios

The Makioka Sisters (細雪)

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.

Key Crew

Writer: Shinya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa

Director: Kon Ichikawa

Director of Photography: Kiyoshi Hasegawa

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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