Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966
129 minutes
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.
Top Cast
Yoshiko Sakuma
Saku
Katsuo Nakamura
Ukichi Matsumiya
Minoru Chiaki
Kitao Momose
Michiyo Kogure
Suzuko
Kirin Kiki
Kayo Sugumo
Hisano Yamaoka
Matsue Torii
Kunie Tanaka
Kenkichi Ohara
Junko Miyazono
Teruko
Chiyo Okada
Masuko
Akiko Kazami
Tatsu
Kisashichi Okayasu
Jun Hamamura
Kahei Iwata
Tokue Hanazawa
Gempachi
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Samezaemon
Kaoru Kyōmachi
Reiko Otori
Kunijirō Yanagi
Shintaro Nasu
Shōtarō Ōtsuki
Kyōnosuke Murai
Ryūko Azuma
Mie Hayashi
波千鶴
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Hideo Shimada
Gorō Naniwa
Ren Takahashi
Ayako Satō
美松艶子