Koto—The Lake of Tears (1966)

7.2/10 129 min Romance Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Yoshiko Sakuma

Saku

Minoru Chiaki

Kitao Momose

Michiyo Kogure

Suzuko

Kirin Kiki

Kayo Sugumo

Hisano Yamaoka

Matsue Torii

Kunie Tanaka

Kenkichi Ohara

Junko Miyazono

Teruko

Chiyo Okada

Masuko

Akiko Kazami

Tatsu

Jun Hamamura

Kahei Iwata

Tokue Hanazawa

Gempachi

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Samezaemon

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