Koto—The Lake of Tears

Tomotaka Tasaka
1966-11-13


6.5
129 min

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

Name Character Team
Yoshiko Sakuma Saku Unowned
Katsuo Nakamura Ukichi Matsumiya Unowned
Minoru Chiaki Kitao Momose Unowned
Michiyo Kogure Suzuko Unowned
Kirin Kiki Kayo Sugumo Unowned
Hisano Yamaoka Matsue Torii Unowned
Kunie Tanaka Kenkichi Ohara Unowned
Junko Miyazono Teruko Unowned
Chiyo Okada Masuko Unowned
Akiko Kazami Tatsu Unowned
Kisashichi Okayasu Unowned
Jun Hamamura Kahei Iwata Unowned
Tokue Hanazawa Gempachi Unowned
Ganjirō Nakamura II Samezaemon Unowned