The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

1983 · 2 hr 20 min · Not Rated

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Directors

Kon Ichikawa

Actors

  • Yoshiko Sakuma
  • Sayuri Yoshinaga
  • Yûko Kotegawa

Summary

The orphaned Makioka sisters look for a husband for their third sister, Yukiko, as the rebellious youngest sister, Taeko, is kept waiting her turn.

More about this movie

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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