The Makioka Sisters

1983 · 140 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 1,816 VOTES · DIR. Kon Ichikawa

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Overview

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.

DramaRomance1980s

Dialogue Timeline — 1,848 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:22 CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF TOHO FILMS
00:05:52 By the time I figure out who's coughing, they've stopped.
00:14:30 ASHIYA, NEAR OSAKA
00:21:24 I told you already.
00:26:57 You have a cold? - Just a precaution.
00:32:30 Both?
00:38:02 Very elegant.
00:44:10 With Yukiko, in her room...
00:49:02 Tsuruko says she's going to the publisher herself.
00:53:33 I was lying.
00:59:59 I don't know how he led you on, but don't let him fool you.
01:05:13 we are able to meet here.
01:10:17 She died of complications from the flu
01:16:50 In my position, there's nothing I can do.
01:22:28 She'll call you later.
01:27:45 Thank you for everything.
01:33:32 But she's cute.
01:39:29 Itakura wanted you to get him a studio.
01:44:37 It was delicious.
01:53:09 before he died.
01:58:49 but I think her mind was made up when she left.
02:04:33 Then?
02:09:33 Otherwise...
02:18:11 You're too young.

Cast & Characters

Yoshiko Sakuma Sachiko Makioka Sayuri Yoshinaga Yukiko Makioka Yûko Kotegawa Taeko Makioka Jûzô Itami Tatsuo Makioka, Tsuruko's husband Takenori Emoto Higashidani Ittoku Kishibe Itakura Yonedanji Katsura Okuhata Michino Yokoyama Itani Miki Sanjô Ohisa Taiko Shinbashi Mrs. Jinba

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,848
Dialogue density13.2 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line02:18:11

Production Record

DirectorKon Ichikawa
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes1,816