The Makioka Sisters (1983)

Original title

細雪

Directed by

Kon Ichikawa

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 20m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows four sisters from a wealthy family in Osaka in the years before World War Two. It shows their daily lives and the quiet pressures of tradition as they navigate marriage and social expectations.

slow-burnmelancholicelegiacatmosphericunderstatedpensiveobservationalwistfulmeditative

What happens

The Makioka Sisters (Japanese: 細雪, Hepburn: Sasame-yuki; lit. Light Snowfall) is a 1983 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa, based on the 1957 serial novel of the same name by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. It depicts the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family from Osaka with parallels to the seasons in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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