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The Makioka Sisters

Original title: Sasameyuki
  • 1983
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.7K
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The Makioka Sisters (1983)
DramaRomance

The orphaned Makioka sisters look for a husband for their third sister, Yukiko, as the rebellious youngest sister, Taeko, is kept waiting her turn.The orphaned Makioka sisters look for a husband for their third sister, Yukiko, as the rebellious youngest sister, Taeko, is kept waiting her turn.The orphaned Makioka sisters look for a husband for their third sister, Yukiko, as the rebellious youngest sister, Taeko, is kept waiting her turn.

  • Director
    • Kon Ichikawa
  • Writers
    • Shin'ya Hidaka
    • Kon Ichikawa
    • Jun'ichirô Tanizaki
  • Stars
    • Yoshiko Sakuma
    • Sayuri Yoshinaga
    • Yûko Kotegawa
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kon Ichikawa
    • Writers
      • Shin'ya Hidaka
      • Kon Ichikawa
      • Jun'ichirô Tanizaki
    • Stars
      • Yoshiko Sakuma
      • Sayuri Yoshinaga
      • Yûko Kotegawa
    • 15User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations

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    The Makioka Sisters (1983)
    The Makioka Sisters (1983)
    Kôji Ishizaka, Keiko Kishi, Yûko Kotegawa, Yoshiko Sakuma, and Sayuri Yoshinaga in The Makioka Sisters (1983)
    Keiko Kishi, Yûko Kotegawa, Yoshiko Sakuma, and Sayuri Yoshinaga in The Makioka Sisters (1983)
    Yûko Kotegawa and Sayuri Yoshinaga in The Makioka Sisters (1983)
    Kôji Ishizaka, Keiko Kishi, Yûko Kotegawa, Yoshiko Sakuma, and Sayuri Yoshinaga in The Makioka Sisters (1983)
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    The Makioka Sisters (1983)
    The Makioka Sisters (1983)
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    Yoshiko Sakuma
    • Sachiko Makioka
    Sayuri Yoshinaga
    • Yukiko Makioka
    Yûko Kotegawa
    • Taeko Makioka
    Jûzô Itami
    Jûzô Itami
    • Tatsuo Makioka, Tsuruko's husband
    Takenori Emoto
    • Higashidani
    Ittoku Kishibe
    • Itakura
    Yonedanji Katsura
    • Okuhata
    • (as Kobeichô Katsura)
    Michino Yokoyama
    • Itani
    • (as Michiyo Yokoyama)
    Miki Sanjô
    • Ohisa
    Taiko Shinbashi
    • Mrs. Jinba
    Kayoko Shiraishi
    • Restaurant owner
    Kuniko Miyake
    Kuniko Miyake
    • Aunt Tominaga
    Yukari Uehara
    • Oharu
    Akemi Negishi
    Akemi Negishi
    • Mrs. Shimozuma
    Toshiyuki Hosokawa
    Toshiyuki Hosokawa
    • Hashidera
    Akiji Kobayashi
    Akiji Kobayashi
    • Sentarô Jinba
    Fujio Tokita
    Fujio Tokita
    • Igarashi
    Kazuya Kosaka
    • Nomura
    • Director
      • Kon Ichikawa
    • Writers
      • Shin'ya Hidaka
      • Kon Ichikawa
      • Jun'ichirô Tanizaki
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    • Trivia
      Decline and decay are prominent themes of the film and novel and are emphasized by the repetition of certain events. The succession of Yukiko's suitors, the sisters' yearly cherry viewing excursions, and the increasing severity of illness form a pattern of "decline in repetition" in both the film and novel.
    • Goofs
      Taeko is clearly wearing a strapless bra when she's in the bathtub.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Every Day a Good Day (2018)

    User reviews15

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    8/10
    A charming, beautiful film based on a great novel.
    One should first read The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki to better understand this film. It is a very great novel about the life of four middle-class sisters in Osaka, Japan in the 1930's. The book describes in great detail the many subtleties of life in Japan which a Westerner can miss understanding in the film. The film rather closely follows the book and is very beautifully photographed.
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    • gordon-31
    • Jul 31, 2001

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    • Release date
      • December 30, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Fine Snow
    • Filming locations
      • Kyoto, Japan
    • Production company
      • Toho Eizo Co.
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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