The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Actors: Keiko Kishi, Koji Ishizaka, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Yoshiko Sakuma, Yuko Kotegawa
Country: Japan
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