Koto: The Lake of Tears
Umi no koto
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.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Yoshiko Sakuma
Saku
Katsuo Nakamura
Ukichi Matsumiya
Ganjirô Nakamura
Samezaemon
Hisano Yamaoka
Matsue Torii
Minoru Chiaki
Kidayu Momose
Michiyo Kogure
Suzuko
Kirin Kiki
Kayo Sugumo
Kunie Tanaka
Kenkichi Ohara
Chiyo Okada
Masuko
Junko Miyazono
Teruko
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Masaru Satō
Composer
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Masahiko Iimura
Cinematographer