Three Sisters

六月燈の三姉妹 Rokugatsudô no sanshimai

Director: SASABE Kiyoshi
2014, 104 minutes, OmeU

In the summery atmosphere of the traditional lantern festival in Kagoshima, this light-hearted drama tells the story of three sisters who are fighting for the survival of their family-run confectionery store and also have to resolve a number of conflicts in their private lives.

The traditional confectionery shop Toraya suffers from competition from local supermarkets and is run by a family whose members all have relationship problems. The parents are divorced, but continue to work together and receive support from their three daughters: the eldest is divorced, the middle daughter wants to be, even if her husband doesn't want to accept it, and the youngest has broken off her engagement. But shared worries are easier to bear and there may even be a solution in sight to save the family business.

Film series
JFF Theater
Films from the streaming platform JFF Theater in the hall of the Japanese Cultural Institute

Following the great success of the Japanese Film Festival (JFF), the Japan Foundation has launched the online streaming platform JFF Theater. Under the motto "Moved, Touched & Inspired", Japanese films and videos are made available with multilingual subtitles and can be accessed free of charge anytime and anywhere. The only requirement is a user account.

Of the films that can be viewed online on the JFF Theater streaming platform, four titles will be shown on the screen at the Japanese Cultural Institute in June. The two documentaries A Handful of Salt and The Genealogy of Sake by Ishii Kaori were made in the Ishikawa region and present masters of salt and sake production. In contrast, the two feature films Love and the Grand Tug-of-war and Three Sisters by Sasabe Kiyoshi tell stories from Kagoshima with its famous "Great Tug-of-War " and the Lantern Festival.

Streaming program from May 1 to August 1, 2025

The link to the JFF theater streaming platform: https://en.jff.jpf.go.jp/