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Title:
Makioka sisters [DVD] = Sasameyuki
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[DVD] = Janus Films ; Toho Co. Ltd. ; a Tōhō production ; executive producers Tomoyuki Tanaka and Kon Ichikawa ; based on the story by Junʼichirō Tanizaki ; screenplay by Kon Ichikawa and Shinya Hidaka ; directed by Kon Ichikawa.
Uniform Title:
Sasameyuki (Motion picture)
Publication Information:
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, c2011.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([18] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
ISBN:
9781604654332
Series:
General Note:
Originally produced as a Japanese motion picture in 1983.
Credits for crew from enclosed booklet.
Special features: Original theatrical trailer (2 min.); booklet includes the essay "Of love and money" by Audie Bock.
Abstract:
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.
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Variant Title:
Title in English subtitles: Sasameyuki - Fine snow : the Makioka sisters
Title on disc label and container: Makioka sisters
Sasame-yuki
Contents:
Kyoto, 1938 -- Head of the family -- Cherry blossom time -- Complicated customs -- The doll studio -- Two proposals -- Indiscretions -- A squeaky obi -- Accusations -- Family scandal -- Love and rejection -- The smell of ayu -- Jealous ones -- Transfer to Tokyo -- Itakura or Okuhata -- Tragic illness -- A reluctant suitor -- Turned down -- Ulterior motives -- Noble offer -- Family meeting -- Viscount Higashidani -- Kimonos for the bride -- Taeko leaves home -- Change of heart -- A new life -- Worth the wait -- Good-byes -- Seasons change -- Color bars.
Credits:
Photography, Kiyoshi Hasegawa ; art [direction], Muraki Shinobu ; editor, Chizuko Osada ; music, Shinnosuke Okawa, Toshiyuki Watanabe.
Performer:
Yoshiko Sakuma (Sachiko), Sayuri Yoshinaga (Yukiko), Yuko Kotegawa (Taeko), Juzo Itami (Tatsuo), Toshiyuki Hosokawa (Hashidera), Koji Ishizaka (Teinosuke), Keiko Kishi (Tsuruko).
Technical Details:
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.; widescreen presentation, preserving the 1.85:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition, enhanced for 16:9 televisions.
Language:
In Japanese with optional English subtitles.