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Koto—The Lake of Tears

Tomotaka Tasaka

1966 • 2h 9m

A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality shamisen strings, only to find her peaceful life turned upside down...

Koto—The Lake of Tears

Cast

Yoshiko Sakuma

Yoshiko SakumaSaku

Katsuo NakamuraUkichi Matsumiya

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru ChiakiKitao Momose

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo KogureSuzuko

Kirin Kiki

Kirin KikiKayo Sugumo

Hisano Yamaoka

Hisano YamaokaMatsue Torii

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie TanakaKenkichi Ohara

Junko Miyazono

Junko MiyazonoTeruko

Chiyo Okada

Chiyo OkadaMasuko

Akiko Kazami

Akiko KazamiTatsu

Kisashichi Okayasu

Jun Hamamura

Jun HamamuraKahei Iwata

Tokue Hanazawa

Tokue HanazawaGempachi

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura IISamezaemon

Kaoru Kyōmachi

Crew

Tomotaka Tasaka

Tomotaka TasakaDirector

Masaru Satō

Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer

Motohiro Torii

Motohiro ToriiAssistant Director

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