Three sisters, one crumbling estate, and the quiet war of who's selling out first.
1962 Japanese movie
Acting
Kyoko Kagawa's restrained devastation — she barely moves and destroys you.
Cinematography
Shadows of postwar Japan eating away at traditional architecture.
Director
Seiji Hisamatsu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Japan's economic miracle, it's a funeral dirge for the disappearing samurai class and their estates. The Saotome home is practically a character watching itself die.
Kyoko Kagawa was Toshiro Mifune's frequent co-star in Kurosawa films — seeing her in this domestic register proves her range was criminal underused.
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