The Makioka Sisters (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.
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Cast
- Keiko Kishi — Tsuruko Makioka
- Yoshiko Sakuma — Sachiko Makioka
- Sayuri Yoshinaga — Yukiko Makioka
- Yuko Kotegawa — Taeko Makioka
- Koji Ishizaka — Teinosuke
- Toshiyuki Hosokawa — Hashidera
- Ittoku Kishibe — Itakura
- Jūzō Itami — Tatsuo
- Takenori Emoto — Higashiya
- Jun Hamamura — Otokichi
- Akiji Kobayashi — Seitaro Jinba
- Kazuya Kosaka — Nomura
Where to watch The Makioka Sisters
Criterion Channel
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