The Makioka Sisters(Movie, 1983)

Name: The Makioka Sisters
Genre: Drama, Romance / Love
Released: 1983
Duration: T02:20:00
Rating: 3.6

Original title: "細雪" (Japanese/JA)

2h 20min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 17 votes)

The Makioka Sisters (細雪, Sasame-yuki, "light snowfall") is a 1983 drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa based on the serial novel of the same name by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. It depicts the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family from Osaka with parallels to the seasons in Japan. ()

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About 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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan

Plays in: Kyoto

Based on: "The Makioka Sisters" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Toho Company, Toho Eizo Co.

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 8 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/30/1983

Cast: Keiko Kishi, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Jūzō Itami, Yūko Kotegawa, Yoshiko Sakuma

Director: Kon Ichikawa

Producer: Kon Ichikawa

Screenwriter: Kon Ichikawa

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Les Quatre soeurs"

"Les Quatre sœurs Makioka"

"Sasame-yuki"

"The Four Sisters"

Keywords: independent film

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