The Makioka Sisters
細雪 (original)
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 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.
Starring Keiko Kishi, Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yûko Kotegawa, Koji Ishizaka, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Ittoku Kishibe, Juzo Itami, Takenori Emoto, Jun Hamamura
Watch "The Makioka Sisters" from streaming services Criterion Channel, Kanopy released in 1983. It's a drama and romance movie, and has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.