The Makioka Sisters
MovieTitle | 細雪 |
User score | 7.3 |
Release date | May 21, 1983 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Director | Kon Ichikawa |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | Toho Eizo Bijutsu, TOHO, Far East Laboratory, TOHO Studios |
Run time | 140 min. |
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.