Koto—The Lake of Tears (1966)
Original title: 湖の琴
Koto, The Lake of Tears is a 1966 Japanese-language romance movie directed by Tomotaka Tasaka, with a running time of 2h 9m. It stars Yoshiko Sakuma, Katsuo Nakamura and Minoru Chiaki.
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.
Cast
- Yoshiko Sakuma as Saku
- Katsuo Nakamura as Ukichi Matsumiya
- Minoru Chiaki as Kitao Momose
- Michiyo Kogure as Suzuko
- Kirin Kiki as Kayo Sugumo
- Hisano Yamaoka as Matsue Torii
- Kunie Tanaka as Kenkichi Ohara
- Junko Miyazono as Teruko
- Chiyo Okada as Masuko
- Akiko Kazami as Tatsu
- Kisashichi Okayasu
- Jun Hamamura as Kahei Iwata