“Small Snow” ( Japanese 細 雪 , Sasame-yuki ; Eng. The Makioka Sisters ) - a drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa , released in 1983 . A film adaptation of the Junichiro Tanizaki novel of the same name about one year in the life of four sisters of the Makioka clan in the second half of the 30s of the 20th century. Older sisters take care of the marriage of the third of the sisters. Their life is closely connected with changes in nature, which play an important role in the life of the Japanese.
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| Japanese 細 雪 ( Sasame-yuki ) | |
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| Genre | movie drama |
| Producer | Kon Ichikawa |
| Producer | Kon Ichikawa Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Author script | Xinya Hidaka Kon Ichikawa |
| In the main cast | Keiko Kishi , Sayuri Yoshinaga Judo itami |
| Operator | Kiyoshi Hasegawa |
| Composer | Sinnosuke Ookawa |
| Film company | Toho company |
| Duration | 140 minutes |
| A country |  Japan |
| Tongue | Japanese |
| Year | 1983 |
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Content
Story
In the spring of 1938, four sisters, along with Teinosuke, the husband of Sachiko, came to Kyoto to admire sakura flowers. Sachiko is unhappy that the elder sister Tsuruko, who is the heiress of the Makioka clan and therefore represents the main house of the clan, upset the deal with Yukiko's marriage for the reason that a fatal flaw was discovered in the clan’s clan.
Five years ago, the youngest of the Taeko sisters fled home with Keizaburo Okuhata, the third son of the owner of the Okuhata jewelry store, located in Samba, Osaka Shopping Center. One newspaper conducted this, but instead of Taeko mistakenly wrote the name Yukiko. Tatsuo, Tsuruko’s husband, who represents the main house of the Makioka clan with her, demanded a refutation, but the newspaper only corrected its mistake by writing the name Taeko instead of the name Yukiko, which only aggravated the seriousness of the situation. Dissatisfied with such a turn of affairs, Yukiko and Taeko refuse to live in the main house and move to the house of Sachiko, which is a side branch of the Makioka clan.
Taeko begins to make dolls. Her interest in Okuhata gradually cools and she draws closer to Itakura, who was previously a student at Okuhata jewelry store, but has now become a photographer. Itakura suffers from ear inflammation and premature death. At this time, Yukiko’s bridegroom was arranged with a bank broker, an employee of the prefectural government and a vice president of a pharmaceutical company, but they did not end in marriage because the suitors did not like Yukiko. And then Tatsuo comes home with the news that he is being transferred to Tokyo for work. Tsuruko is lost, does not know what to do.
Yukiko again offers bridegrooms. This time, the groom is a representative of the former aristocracy, the grandson of the Viscount Higashidani. After the death of Takura, Taeko began to walk around the bars, trying to fill her grief with wine. In one bar, she meets the bartender Mieshi, leaves the house and moves to him. Mieshi turned out to be an honest and serious young man, and Taeko begins a new life with him, which reassures the sisters concerned about her fate. Tsuruko, after much hesitation, finally decides to leave for Tokyo with her husband. Yukiko is also doing well with Higashidani, they decide to get married.
And on a winter's day at Osaka Station, Yukiko, Teinosuke and others escort Tsuruko and her family leaving for Tokyo.
Cast
- Keiko Kishi - Tsuruko Makioka
- Yoshiko Sakuma - Sachiko Makioka
- Sayuri Yoshinaga - Yukiko Makioka
- Yuko Kotegawa - Chieko Makioka
- Judo Itami - Tatsuo, Tsuruko's husband
- Koji Ishizaka - Teinosuke, Sachiko's husband
- Toshiyuki Hosokawa - Hasidera
- Ittoku Kishibe - Takura
- Takeori Emoto - Higashia
- Jun Hamamura - Otokiti
- Jun Hashizume - soldier
- Akiji Kobayashi - Saitaro Jinba
- Kazuya Kosaka - Nomura
- Kuniko Miyake - Aunt Tominagi
- Nobuco Sando - Hasidera's daughter
Premieres
- - May 21, 1983 the national premiere of the film in Tokyo [1] .
- - The American premiere of the film took place on December 30, 1983 in New York [1] .
- - in the USSR, the film was shown in 1984 in Moscow , Leningrad , and Nakhodka as part of the XVIII Japanese Film Festival.
- - The European premiere of the film took place on January 3, 1986 in Helsinki , Finland [1] .
Awards and nominations
Japanese Film Academy Award
- 8th Award Ceremony (1984) [2]
- Won:
- Best Newbie of the Year Award - Nobuco Sando
- Nominations in categories:
- for the best movie
- for best directorial work - Kon Ichikawa
- for best supporting actress - Judo Itami
- for best cinematography - Kiyoshi Hasegawa
- for the best coverage - Kojiro Sato
- for the best sound - Tetsuya Ohashi
- for best work by production designer - Shinobu Muraki
Hochi Film Awards (1983) [2]
- Supporting Actor Award - Judo Itami
Kinem Jumpo Magazine Award (1984) [2]
- Supporting Actor Award - Judo Itami
- The nomination for the award for the best film of 1983, however, according to the results of the vote, the film took 2nd place, losing to the film " Family Game " directed by Yoshimitsu Morita [3]
The Mainity Film Award (1984) [2]
- Award for Best Work by Production Designer - Shinobu Muraki
American Film Critics Award (1986) [2]
- Second Place for Best Cinematography - Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Venice International Film Festival (1983) [2]
- Nomination for the main prize "Golden Lion" of the Venice Film Festival
Yokohama Film Festival (1984) [2]
- Prize for Best Supporting Actor - Judo Itami
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 IMDb-Release Info
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IMDb-Awards
- ↑ Kinema Junpo Top YBY on Rinkworks.com
Links
- "Small Snow" on the Internet Movie Database