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This lyrical adaptation of the beloved novel by Junichiro Tanizaki was a late-career triumph for director Kon Ichikawa. Structured around the changing of the seasons, The Makioka Sisters (Sasame-yuki) follows the lives of four siblings who have taken on their family’s kimono manufacturing business, in the years leading up to the Pacific War. The two oldest have been married for some time, but according to tradition, the rebellious youngest sister cannot wed until the third, conservative and terribly shy, finds a husband. This graceful study of a family at a turning point in history is a poignant evocation of changing times and fading customs, shot in rich, vivid colors.
Original Release
05/21/1983
US Release
12/30/1983
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Yoshiko Sakuma | Sachiko Makioka |
Sayuri Yoshinaga | Yukiko Makioka |
Yuko Kotegawa | Taeko Makioka |
Juzo Itami | Tatsuo / Tatsuo Makioka, Tsuruko's husband |
Takenori Emoto | Higashidani / Higashiya |
Ittoku Kishibe | Itakura |
Yonedanji Katsura | Okuhata |
Michino Yokoyama | Itani |
Miki Sanjo | Ohisa |
Taiko Shinbashi | Mrs. Jinba |
Directors
Writers
Jun'ichirô Tanizaki, Matsuko Tanizaki, Kon Ichikawa
Cast
Name | Character |
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Yoshiko Sakuma | Sachiko Makioka |
Sayuri Yoshinaga | Yukiko Makioka |
Yuko Kotegawa | Taeko Makioka |
Juzo Itami | Tatsuo / Tatsuo Makioka, Tsuruko's husband |
Takenori Emoto | Higashidani / Higashiya |
Ittoku Kishibe | Itakura |
Yonedanji Katsura | Okuhata |
Michino Yokoyama | Itani |
Miki Sanjo | Ohisa |
Taiko Shinbashi | Mrs. Jinba |
Kayoko Shiraishi | Restaurant owner |
Kuniko Miyake | Aunt Tominaga / Tominaga's Aunt |
Yukari Uehara | Oharu |
Akemi Negishi | Mrs. Shimozuma |
Toshiyuki Hosokawa | Hashidera |
Akiji Kobayashi | Sentarô Jinba / Seitaro Jinba |
Fujio Tokita | Igarashi |
Kazuya Kosaka | Nomura |
Jun Hashizume | Soldier on train / Soldier |
Kazunaga Tsuji | Miyoshi |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kon Ichikawa | Executive Producer |
Tomoyuki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
Kazuo Baba | Producer |
Hideyuki Takai | Producer |