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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.
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Cherry Blossom ViewingFamily TraditionsSibling RelationshipsSocial GatheringsCultural RitualsPre-War LifeSeasonality








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Directed by: Kon Ichikawa, Tsuneo Shimura, Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Written by: Shinya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa
Produced by: Hideyuki Takai, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Kon Ichikawa
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