The Makioka Sisters
– This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every y..
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.
30 Dec 1983
Japanese
Kon Ichikawa
Shin'ya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa, Jun'ichirô Tanizaki (novel), Matsuko Tanizaki (dialogue revisor)
Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yûko Kotegawa, Jûzô Itami
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.
5 wins & 9 nominations.
Criterion Collection