Tatsuo, Tsuruko's husband, who together with her represents the main house of the Makioka clan, demanded a refutation, but the newspaper only corrected its mistake, instead of Yukiko's name, writing the name Taeko, which only aggravated the seriousness of the situation. It is probably my favourite Tanizaki book. The Makioka Sisters (細雪, Sasame-yuki, "light snowfall") is a 1983 drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa based on the serial novel of the same name by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. To see what your friends thought of this book. The Makioka Sisters is a film directed by Kon Ichikawa with Keiko Kishi, Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yûko Kotegawa, Jūzō Itami. “The ancients waited for cherry blossoms, grieved when they were gone, and lamented their passing in countless poems. [6], The film has received overwhelmingly positive reviews, earning a rare 100% percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Powerfully realistic, it mourns the passing of greatness while celebrating in wonderfully evocative detail the beauty of a particular time and place, Osaka in the 1930s. I know I'm super late to the party but I just finished reading the book today and came on here with the hope that someone would have addressed this be. Originally published as a series between 1943 and 1948, it chronicles the lives of different members of the elite Makioka family, who live in Osaka, Japan. Both misjudgments serve as another reminder of the fact only having scraped the surface of the multiple layers of this book.]. The world Tanizaki describes has been destroyed, utterly and irrevocably. It's difficult to preserve the poetry of Japanese literature once it's translated - probably true for any language - but Seidensticker is a master at making the most of what the English language has to offer. I felt like I was living in this book for a while, amidst a quiet, old culture trying to at best preserve and at worst compromise on a hugely complicated set of social traditions in the face of a confusing, leveling modernity. I had completely forgotten how calm and subtle the prose is, how patient you have to be in probing it. Her interest in Okuhata gradually fades and she grows closer to Itakura, who was previously an apprentice at Okuhata's jewelry store, but now became a photographer. It possesses in abundance the keen social insight and unabashed sensuality that distinguish Tanizaki as a master novelist. Itokku Kishibe - Itakura: A photographer friend of Taeko's, a stranger to the Makioka family, to whom Taeko is attracted. How very ordinary the poems had seemed to Sachiko when she read them as a girl, but now she knew, as well as one could know, that grieving over fallen cherry blossoms was more than a fad or convention.”, “Teinosuke preferred not to be too deeply involved in domestic problems, and particularly with regard to Etsuko's upbringing he was of the view that matters might best be left to his wife. Gray of Exclaim! The sisters live in the Kansai area (Kobe/Osaka) and travel to Tokyo and other prefectures throughout the novel. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I will definitely be reading more Tanizaki in the future! Welcome back. Sasameyuki (original title) Not Rated | 2h 20min | Drama, Romance | 30 December 1983 (USA) The orphaned Makioka sisters look for a husband for their third sister, Yukiko, as the rebellious youngest sister, Taeko, is kept waiting her turn. 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