The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Family Drama |
Release Date - Dec 30, 1983 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 140 min. |
Countries - Japan |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The Makioka Sisters will probably best be appreciated by those with an intimate knowledge of 20th century Japanese culture. The film, set just before World War II, chronicles the experiences of four upper-class Osaka sisters, two of them married. We see the shifting political and social scene through their eyes, with director Kon Ichikawa (who adapted the film from Junichiro Tanikazi's novel) conveying the proper sense of confusion and distraction. At times the film is a little too confused and distracted, thus total audience attention is not only necessary, but mandatory. Makioka Sisters, sometimes listed as Makica Sisters, has also been released under the title Fine Snow.
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business, chronicle, class [social], culture [social culture], dating, daughter, dream, family, flashback, girl, heir, husband, image [picture], inheritance, Japan, lady, loot, lower-class, man, marriage, marriage-arranged, matchmaker, merchant, plans, respect, romance, shame, sibling, single, sister, social-change, tradition, upper-class, wealth, youth
