

Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966 Directed by Tomotaka TasakaA 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.
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Yoshiko Sakuma
....................................................Saku

Katsuo Nakamura
....................................................Ukichi Matsumiya

Minoru Chiaki
....................................................Kitao Momose

Michiyo Kogure
....................................................Suzuko

Kirin Kiki
....................................................Kayo Sugumo

Hisano Yamaoka
....................................................Matsue Torii

Kunie Tanaka
....................................................Kenkichi Ohara
Director
...........................................................Tomotaka Tasaka
Executive Producer
...........................................................Hiroshi Ookawa
Assistant Director
...........................................................Motohiro Torii
Art Direction
...........................................................Takatoshi Suzuki
Director of Photography
...........................................................Masahiko Iimura
Editor
...........................................................Shintarō Miyamoto
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Masaru Satō
Production Companies
...................................................Toei Company
Production Countries
........................................................Japan
Spoken Languages
....................................................日本語
Genres
....................................................Romance
Drama
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