The Makioka Sisters (1983)
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.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Cast: Keiko Kishi, Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yuko Kotegawa, Koji Ishizaka, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Ittoku Kishibe, Jūzō Itami, Takenori Emoto, Jun Hamamura
Release Date: 1983-05-21
Language: Japanese
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