Sasameyuki = The Makioka sisters

Ichikawa, Kon, 1915-2008 (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). Tanaka, Tomoyuki, 1910-1997 (film producer.). Hidaka, Shinʼya, (screenwriter.). Sakuma, Yoshiko, 1939- (actor.). Yoshinaga, Sayuri, 1945- (actor.). Kotegawa, Yūko, 1959- (actor.). Itami, Jūzō, 1933-1997 (actor.). Hosokawa, Toshiyuki, (actor.). Ishizaka, Kōji, 1941- (actor.). Kishi, Keiko, (actor.). Tanizaki, Jun'ichirō, 1886-1965 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Sasameyuki. (Added Author). Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha. (Added Author). Janus Films. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Yoshiko Sakuma (Sachiko), Sayuri Yoshinaga (Yukiko), Yuko Kotegawa (Taeko), Juzo Itami (Tatsuo), Toshiyuki Hosokawa (Hashidera), Koji Ishizaka (Teinosuke), Keiko Kishi (Tsuruko). (Cast).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781604654332
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([18] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Edition: DVD ed.
Publisher: [New York, New York] : Criterion Collection, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the story by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. 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.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	880-04 Photography, Kiyoshi Hasegawa ; art [direction], Muraki Shinobu ; editor, Chizuko Osada ; music, Shinnosuke Okawa, Toshiyuki Watanabe.
Participant or Performer Note:	Yoshiko Sakuma (Sachiko), Sayuri Yoshinaga (Yukiko), Yuko Kotegawa (Taeko), Juzo Itami (Tatsuo), Toshiyuki Hosokawa (Hashidera), Koji Ishizaka (Teinosuke), Keiko Kishi (Tsuruko).
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono. ; enhanced for 16:9 televisions.
Language Note:	In Japanese with optional English subtitles.