Koto—The Lake of Tears

Koto—The Lake of Tears

129 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 13, 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.

Koto—The Lake of Tears

129 mins | Drama, Romance | Nov. 13, 1966

Koto—The Lake of Tears
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.
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 湖の琴
Directors Tomotaka Tasaka, Motohiro Torii
Writers Tsutomu Minakami, Naoyuki Suzuki

Cast

Minoru Chiaki

as Kitao Momose

Kirin Kiki

as Kayo Sugumo

Jun Hamamura

as Kahei Iwata

Tokue Hanazawa

as Gempachi

Ganjirô Nakamura II

as Samezaemon