The Makioka Sisters (1983)

Name: The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: May 4, 2011
Duration: 140 min

2011

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Cowboy Pictures | Release Date: May 4, 2011

Summary: 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 PacificThis 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. (The Criterion Collection)… Expand

Director: Kon Ichikawa

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Runtime: 140 min

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David Fear

May 4, 2011

You can easily see why Ichikawa's vision of the 20th-century Japanese-lit landmark is considered definitive; the way he elevates the story's soap-operatic elements to a level of extraordinary sublimity makes the melodramatic seem positively majestic. Read full review

Nick Pinkerton

May 4, 2011

The Makioka Sisters is a Whartonian work of compassionate nostalgia tinctured with irony. Read full review

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