Koto—The Lake of Tears (1966)
2h 9m
Running Time
November 13, 1966Release Date
Koto—The Lake of Tears (1966)
2h 9m
Running Time
November 13, 1966Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Yoshiko Sakuma
Saku
Minoru Chiaki
Kitao Momose
Katsuo Nakamura
Ukichi Matsumiya
Michiyo Kogure
Suzuko
Ganjirô Nakamura I
Samezaemon
Kirin Kiki
Kayo Sugumo
Hisano Yamaoka
Matsue Torii
Tomotaka Tasaka
Director
Kunie Tanaka
Kenkichi Ohara
Tsutomu Mizukami
Writer
Junko Miyazono
Teruko
Naoyuki Suzuki
Writer
Hiroshi Ookawa
Producer
Chiyo Okada
Masuko
Hiroshi Ohkawa
Producer
Akiko Kazami
Tatsu
Details.
Wiki.
Lake of Tears (湖の琴, Umi no Koto) is a 1966 Japanese film directed by Tomotaka Tasaka. It was Japan's submission to the 39th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.