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.
Top Billed Cast
Yoshiko Sakuma
Saku
Katsuo Nakamura
Ukichi Matsumiya
Minoru Chiaki
Kitao Momose
Michiyo Kogure
Suzuko
Kirin Kiki
Kayo Sugumo
Featured Crew
Takatoshi Suzuki
Art Direction
Tomotaka Tasaka
Director
Masahiko Iimura
Director of Photography
Motohiro Torii
Assistant Director
Shintarō Miyamoto
Editor
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Tsutomu Mizukami
Original Story
Hiroshi Watada
Lighting Technician
Hiroo Nozu
Sound Recordist
Naoyuki Suzuki
Screenplay
Hiroshi Ookawa
Executive Producer
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