The Makioka Sisters

Kon Ichikawa, 1983

Spine #567

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Drama / Romance

Criterion TMDB

Directed by Kon Ichikawa

Written by Shinya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa

Cinematography Kiyoshi Hasegawa

Edited by Chizuko Osada

Cast Keiko Kishi, Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yuko Kotegawa, Koji Ishizaka, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Ittoku Kishibe, Jūzō Itami

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Park Chan-wook director

“This movie, The Makioka Sisters. This film evokes complex emotions in Koreans. It captures the essence of Japanese aesthetics, but at the same time... As a Korean who has experienced colonial rule... There's a very instinctive rejection of that aesthetic. So, I feel both love and hate for it at the same time. The original novel is also a masterpiece. The depiction of World War II in it is a bit uncomfortable. So, I re-watch it with these complex emotions.”

Park Chan-wook