The Makioka Sisters
This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid portrait of the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family from Osaka, and draws a parallel between their activities and the seasonal variations in Japan.
Cast: Keiko Kishi, Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yuko Kotegawa, Koji Ishizaka, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Ittoku Kishibe, Jūzō Itami, Takenori Emoto, Jun Hamamura, Akiji Kobayashi, Kazuya Kosaka, Jun Hashizume
Crew: Kon Ichikawa (Director), Shinya Hidaka (Writer), Kon Ichikawa (Writer), Junichirō Tanizaki (Novel), Kiyoshi Hasegawa (Director of Photography)