The Makioka Sisters (1983)

Director: Kon Ichikawa

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.

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