"Sisters." . . "Japanese films Japan" . . "Arranged marriage." . . "Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha." . . "Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha," . "Sisters Japan Drama." . . "Janus Films." . . "Criterion Collection (Firm)" . . . . "Family-owned business enterprises Japan Drama." . . . . . "Motion pictures, Japanese" . . "Four daughters of an old merchant family unknowingly face the end of a gentler way of life in Osaka, Japan in 1938." . . . . "Sasame yuki" . "Feature films" . . . . . . "VCD" . "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." . "Sasameyuki - fine snow" . "Sasameyuki. the Makioka sisters" . "Drama" . . . . "Sasame yuki The Makioka sisters" . . "Sasameyuki"@ja . "Sasameyuki" . . . . . . . . . . . "Xi xue" . . . . . . . "Foreign language films" . . . . . . . . . . "Videodiscs" . . "Fine snow" . "Sasameyuki [Makioka sisters]" . . . . . . "Motion pictures" . "Foreign films" . . "Japan, 1938. War is looming on the horizon, but the Makioka sisters are far more concerned with their domestic troubles. The sisters live in Osaka, and are well off, traveling together to view the changing of the seasons--cherry blossoms in Kyoto, brilliant leaves in the fall. Tsuruko and Sachiko, the older two, have been married for quite some time. Tradition demands that they marry in order of their birth, but marrying off the shy, conservative Yukiko is proving difficult. These challenges have been particularly frustrating for youngest sister Taeko, who is eager to marry and move on with her life. A graceful study of a family at a turning point in history, and a poignant evocation of changing times and fading customs." . "Sasame yuki = The Makioka sisters" . . . . . . . "Fine show" . "DVD-Video discs" . "Sasame yuki" . . "Sociological films and programs" . . . . . "Fiction films" . "Sasameyuki" . . "Sasameyuki (Motion picture)" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Revolving around the changing of the seasons, The Makioka Sisters follows the lives of four sisters who have taken on their family's kimono manufacturing business, over the course of a number of years leading up to the Pacific War. A graceful study of a family at a turning point in history, and a poignant evocation of changing times and fading customs." . . . . "Sasameyuki The Makioka sisters" . . "Makioka sisters" . . "Film adaptations" . "Kon Ichikawa's The Makioka sisters" . . . "Chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. 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." . . . . . . "Sasame-yuki" . . . "Sasame Yuki" . . . . . "細雪" . . . "細雪 (Motion picture)" . "Sasame Yuki" . . . . . . . "Japan, 1938. War is looming on the horizon, but the Makioka sisters are far more concerned with their domestic troubles. The sisters have taken over their family's kimono manufacturing business in Osaka, and are well off, traveling together to view the changing of the seasons--cherry blossoms in Kyoto, brilliant leaves in the fall. Tsuruko and Sachiko, the older two, have been married for quite some time. Tradition demands that they marry in order of their birth, but marrying off the shy, conservative Yukiko is proving difficult. These challenges have been particularly frustrating for youngest sister Taeko, who is eager to marry and move on with her life. A graceful study of a family at a turning point in history, and a poignant evocation of changing times and fading customs." . . "The story of four sisters who are witnessing the decline of their family, which owns a shipping company. It is set during World War II." . "Japan, 1938. War is looming on the horizon, but the 蒔岡 sisters are far more concerned with their domestic troubles. The sisters have taken over their family's kimono manufacturing business in Osaka, and are well off, traveling together to view the changing of the seasons--cherry blossoms in Kyoto, brilliant leaves in the fall. Tsuruko and Sachiko, the older two, have been married for quite some time. Tradition demands that they marry in order of their birth, but marrying off the shy, conservative Yukiko is proving difficult. These challenges have been particularly frustrating for youngest sister Taeko, who is eager to marry and move on with her life. A graceful study of a family at a turning point in history, and a poignant evocation of changing times and fading customs." . "Four daugters of an old merchant family unknowingly face the end of a gentler way of life in Osaka, Japan in 1938." . . "Features" . . . "細雪 The Makioka sisters" . . . "Feature films." . . "Japan" . . "Japan." . "Feature films Japan." . . "1912 - 1945" . . "Arranged marriage Japan Drama." . . "Family-owned business enterprises." . .