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The Makioka Sisters (1983)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 20M

Director : Kon Ichikawa

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi
Tsuruko Makioka
Yoshiko Sakuma
Yoshiko Sakuma
Sachiko Makioka
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Yukiko Makioka
Yûko Kotegawa
Yûko Kotegawa
Taeko Makioka
Koji Ishizaka
Koji Ishizaka
Teinosuke, Sachiko's husband
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Hashidera
Ittoku Kishibe
Ittoku Kishibe
Itakura
Juzo Itami
Juzo Itami
Tatsuo
Takenori Emoto
Takenori Emoto
Higashiya
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Otokichi
Akiji Kobayashi
Akiji Kobayashi
Seitaro Jinba
Kazuya Kosaka
Kazuya Kosaka
Nomura
Jun Hashizume
Jun Hashizume
Soldier
Miki Sanjo
Miki Sanjo
Ohisa
Kuniko Miyake
Kuniko Miyake
Tominaga's Aunt
Akemi Negishi
Akemi Negishi
Mrs. Shimozuma
Nobuko Sendo
Nobuko Sendo
Hashidera's Daughter
Taeko Shinbashi
Taeko Shinbashi
Mrs. Jinba
Fujio Tsuneta
Fujio Tsuneta
Igarashi
Mancho Tsuji
Mancho Tsuji
Miyoshi
Michiyo Yokoyama
Michiyo Yokoyama
Itani
Kayoko Shiraishi
Kayoko Shiraishi
Restaurant Owner
Takao Zushi
Takao Zushi
Otokichi's Son

Crews

Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
Director
Shinya Hidaka
Shinya Hidaka
Writer
Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
Writer
Junichirō Tanizaki
Junichirō Tanizaki
Novel
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Director of Photography
Chizuko Osada
Chizuko Osada
Editor
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Music
Shinnosuke Okawa
Shinnosuke Okawa
Music
Matsuko Tanizaki
Matsuko Tanizaki
Dialogue Editor
Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
Executive Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Hideyuki Takai
Hideyuki Takai
Associate Producer
Shinobu Muraki
Shinobu Muraki
Production Design
Keiichi Tago
Keiichi Tago
Set Decoration
Keiko Harada
Keiko Harada
Costume Design
Ikuko Murakami
Ikuko Murakami
Costume Design
Kazuko Numata
Kazuko Numata
Hairstylist
Kimi Yoneyama
Kimi Yoneyama
Makeup Artist
Kimi Yoneyama
Kimi Yoneyama
Set Designer
Tadamitsu Nishida
Tadamitsu Nishida
Set Dresser
Tsuneo Shimura
Tsuneo Shimura
Assistant Art Director
Sadakazu Saitô
Sadakazu Saitô
Sound Recordist
Tetsuya Ôhashi
Tetsuya Ôhashi
Sound
Hiroshi Saitô
Hiroshi Saitô
Costume Supervisor

Posters and backgrounds

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