Koto—The Lake of Tears

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 13, 1966

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Kunijirō Yanagi,Ayako Satō,Shōtarō Ōtsuki,Jun Hamamura,美松艶子,Akiko Kazami,Minoru Chiaki,Ryūko Azuma,Michiyo Kusunoki,Hisano Yamaokaand 20 more

Director

Tomotaka Tasaka

Writer

Naoyuki Suzuki,Tsutomu Mizukami

Producer

Hiroshi Ookawa

Cinematography

Masahiko Iimura

Music

Masaru Satō

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0324357