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The Makioka Sisters
The Makioka Sisters

The Makioka Sisters

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

140 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

21 May 1983

Country

Japan

Cast

Keiko Kishi

Keiko Kishi

Tsuruko Makioka

Yoshiko Sakuma

Yoshiko Sakuma

Sachiko Makioka

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Yukiko Makioka

Yuko Kotegawa

Yuko Kotegawa

Taeko Makioka

Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Teinosuke

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Hashidera

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Itakura

Jūzō Itami

Jūzō 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 Sanjō

Miki Sanjō

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

Michino Yokoyama

Michino Yokoyama

Itani

Kayoko Shiraishi

Kayoko Shiraishi

Restaurant Owner

Takao Zushi

Takao Zushi

Otokichi's Son

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