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Koto—The Lake of Tears

1966•Released•Movie dossier

Koto—The Lake of Tears

★ 7.25 votes•2h 9m

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.

RomanceDrama

Director

Tomotaka Tasaka

Status

Released

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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Screenshots

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Koto—The Lake of Tears screenshot 1

The cast

People behind the story

Yoshiko Sakuma

Yoshiko Sakuma

Saku

N/A

Katsuo Nakamura

Ukichi Matsumiya

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Kitao Momose

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Suzuko

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

Kayo Sugumo

Hisano Yamaoka

Hisano Yamaoka

Matsue Torii

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

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