Movielogr
Koto—The Lake of Tears (1966)
Directed by Tomotaka Tasaka
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.
Length 129 minutes
Actors
Yoshiko Sakuma | Katsuo Nakamura | Minoru Chiaki | Michiyo Kogure | Kirin Kiki | Hisano Yamaoka | Kunie Tanaka | Junko Miyazono | Chiyo Okada | Akiko Kazami | Kisashichi Okayasu | Jun Hamamura | Tokue Hanazawa | Ganjirô Nakamura | Kaoru Kyōmachi | Reiko Otori | Kunijirô Yanagi | Shintaro Nasu | Shôtarô Ôtsuki | Kyônosuke Murai | Ryuko Azuma | Mie Hayashi | 波千鶴 | Kinnosuke Takamatsu | Hideo Shimada | Goro Naniwa | Ren Takahashi | Ayako Satô | 美松艶子 | Michiyo Kusunoki