Shiki Natsuko

Shiki Natsuko
DVD cover
Directed byYōichi Higashi
Screenplay byHiroyuki Itsuki
Based onShiki Natsuko
by Hiroyuki Itsuki
Produced by
  • Katsuhiro Maeda
  • Toru Yoshida
Starring
CinematographyHiroichi Kawakami
Edited byKeiko Ichihara
Music byMichi Tanaka
Production
companies
Distributed byToei
Release date
  • August 6, 1980 (1980-08-06) (Japan)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥200 million
Box office¥400 million

Shiki Natsuko (四季・奈津子), also known as Four Seasons: Natsuko, is a 1980 Japanese drama film directed by Yōichi Higashi, with a screenplay credited to author Hiroyuki Itsuki, based on his novel of the same name. The film follows the lives of Natsuko and her three sisters over the course of several months. It stars Setsuko Karasuma, Yoko Aki and Morio Kazama, and was released on August 6, 1980 by Toei, in Japan, where it was a financial success. The film's theme song, "Four Seasons - Natsuko" (四季・奈津子), was performed by the Japanese band Cherish, with music by Mikio Kasai and lyrics by Itsuki.