Koto—The Lake of Tears (1966)
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.
Director:
Tomotaka Tasaka
Writer:
Naoyuki Suzuki
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Yoshiko Sakuma as Saku |
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Katsuo Nakamura as Ukichi Matsumiya |
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Minoru Chiaki as Kitao Momose |
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Michiyo Kogure as Suzuko |
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Kirin Kiki as Kayo Sugumo |
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Hisano Yamaoka as Matsue Torii |
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Kunie Tanaka as Kenkichi Ohara |
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Junko Miyazono as Teruko |
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Chiyo Okada as Masuko |
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Akiko Kazami as Tatsu |
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Kisashichi Okayasu as |
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Jun Hamamura as Kahei Iwata |
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Tokue Hanazawa as Gempachi |
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Ganjirō Nakamura II as Samezaemon |
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Kaoru Kyōmachi as |
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Reiko Otori as |
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Kunijirō Yanagi as |
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Shintaro Nasu as |
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Shōtarō Ōtsuki as |
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Kyōnosuke Murai as |
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Ryūko Azuma as |
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Mie Hayashi as |
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波千鶴 as |
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu as |
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Hideo Shimada as |
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Gorō Naniwa as |
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Ren Takahashi as |
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Ayako Satō as |
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美松艶子 as |
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Michiyo Kusunoki as |
| Art | Takatoshi Suzuki | Art Direction |
| Directing | Tomotaka Tasaka | Director |
| Camera | Masahiko Iimura | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Motohiro Torii | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Tsutomu Mizukami | Original Story |
| Lighting | Hiroshi Watada | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Hiroo Nozu | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Naoyuki Suzuki | Screenplay |
| Production | Hiroshi Okawa | Executive Producer |
