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.
- Year: 1983
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Studio: Toho Eizo Co., TOHO
- Keyword: based on novel or book, osaka, japan, marriage broker, sisterhood, pre-war, noble family, spring cherry blossoms
- Director: Kon Ichikawa
- Cast: Keiko Kishi, Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yuko Kotegawa, Koji Ishizaka, Toshiyuki Hosokawa