The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Sasameyuki
140 min
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.
- Release date
- May 21, 1983
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Music
- Kon Ichikawa, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Tetsuya Ōhashi
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Cast
- Keiko Kishi as Tsuruko Makioka
- Yoshiko Sakuma as Sachiko Makioka
- Sayuri Yoshinaga as Yukiko Makioka
- Yûko Kotegawa as Taeko Makioka
- Kôji Ishizaka as Teinosuke
- Toshiyuki Hosokawa as Hashidera
- Ittoku Kishibe as Itakura
- Jūzō Itami as Tatsuo Makioka, Tsuruko's husband
- Takenori Emoto as Higashidani
- 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
- Akemi Negishi as Mrs. Shimozuma
- Nobuko Sendô as Hashidera's Daughter
- Michino Yokoyama as Itani
- Kayoko Shiraishi as Restaurant Owner
- Takao Zushi as Otokichi's Son
- Yonedanji Katsura as Okuhata
- Taiko Shinbashi as Mrs. Jinba
Crew
- Kon Ichikawa · Director
- Shin'ya Hidaka · Writer
- Kon Ichikawa · Writer
- Jun'ichirô Tanizaki · Writer
- Matsuko Tanizaki · Writer
- Kon Ichikawa · Composer
- Toshiyuki Watanabe · Composer
- Tetsuya Ōhashi · Composer
- Kiyoshi Hasegawa · Cinematographer
- Chizuko Osada · Editor
- Shinobu Muraki · Production designer