Koto—The Lake of Tears
湖の琴
Release: 1966-11-13
·Runtime: 129m
·★ 6.5
Romance
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Toei Company
Cast
Kunie Tanaka
as Kenkichi Ohara
Jun Hamamura
as Kahei Iwata
Kirin Kiki
as Kayo Sugumo
Chiyo Okada
as Masuko
Katsuo Nakamura
as Ukichi Matsumiya
Yoshiko Sakuma
as Saku
Michiyo Kogure
as Suzuko
Hisano Yamaoka
as Matsue Torii
Tokue Hanazawa
as Gempachi
Ganjirō Nakamura II
as Samezaemon
Minoru Chiaki
as Kitao Momose
Junko Miyazono
as Teruko
Akiko Kazami
as Tatsu
Ryūko Azuma
