Koto—The Lake of Tears (1966)
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.
Released: Nov 13, 1966
Runtime: 129 minutes
Stars: Yoshiko Sakuma, Katsuo Nakamura, Minoru Chiaki, Michiyo Kogure, Kirin Kiki, Hisano Yamaoka
Crew: Takatoshi Suzuki (Art Direction), Tomotaka Tasaka (Director), Masahiko Iimura (Director of Photography), Hiroshi Ookawa (Executive Producer), Motohiro Torii (Assistant Director), Hiroo Nozu (Sound Recordist)
