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Koto—The Lake of Tears (1966)

Genre : Romance, Drama

Runtime : 2H 9M

Director : Tomotaka Tasaka
Writer : Naoyuki Suzuki

Synopsis

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 when a master musician takes personal interest in her.

Actors

Yoshiko Sakuma
Yoshiko Sakuma
Katsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamura
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Kitao Momose
Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Kirin Kiki
Kirin Kiki
Kayo Sugumo
Hisano Yamaoka
Hisano Yamaoka
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Junko Miyazono
Junko Miyazono
Chiyo Okada
Chiyo Okada
Akiko Kazami
Akiko Kazami
Kisashichi Okayasu
Kisashichi Okayasu
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Kahei Iwata
Tokue Hanazawa
Tokue Hanazawa
Gempachi
Ganjirô Nakamura II
Ganjirô Nakamura II
Samezaemon

Crews

Tomotaka Tasaka
Tomotaka Tasaka
Director
Takatoshi Suzuki
Takatoshi Suzuki
Art Direction
Masahiko Iimura
Masahiko Iimura
Director of Photography
Hiroshi Ookawa
Hiroshi Ookawa
Executive Producer
Tsutomu Minakami
Tsutomu Minakami
Original Story
Naoyuki Suzuki
Naoyuki Suzuki
Screenplay
Hiroo Nozu
Hiroo Nozu
Sound Recordist
Hiroshi Watada
Hiroshi Watada
Lighting Technician
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Shintarô Miyamoto
Shintarô Miyamoto
Editor
Motohiro Torii
Motohiro Torii
Assistant Director

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