The Makioka Sisters [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Kon Ichikawa Kon Ichikawa

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/14/2011
UPC:	0715515081610
Original Release:	1983
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Time:	2:20:00
Sales rank:	12,391

Special Features

Original Theatrical Trailer; Plus: A Booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Audie Bock

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Keiko Kishi	Tsuruko Makioka
Yoshiko Sakuma	Sachiko Makioka
Sayuri Yoshinaga	Yukiko Makioka
Yuko Kotegawa	Taeko Makioka
Koji Ishizaka	Teinosuke
Juzo Itami	Tatsuo
Ittoku Kishibe	Itakura
Kobaicho Katsura	Okubata
Motoshi Egi	Higashidani
Shoji Kobayashi	Mr. Jimba
Kazunga Tsuji	Miyoshi
Fugio Tsumeda	Igarashi
Jun Hamamura	Otokichi
Kazuyo Kozaka	Nomura
Michiyo Yokoyama	Itani
Kuniko Miyake	Aunt Tominaga
Akemi Negishi	Mrs. Shimozuma
Toshiyuki Hosokawa	Hashidera
Kobatcho Katsura	Okubata
Akira Ifukube	Composer
Shinnosuka Okawa	Composer

Technical Credits

Kon Ichikawa

Shinya Hidaka

Kon Ichikawa	Director,Screenwriter,Producer,Executive Producer
Shinya Hidaka	Screenwriter
Tomoyuki Tanaka	Executive Producer,Producer
Tetsuya Ohashi	Sound/Sound Designer