< Koto: The Lake of Tears (1966)

MOVIE | "Umi no koto" | 2h 10m | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 7.4 (54)

Drama, Romance | A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku, which moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality strings, only to find her peaceful life turned upside down when a master musician takes personal interest in her.

• Director: Tomotaka Tasaka
• Writer: Tsutomu Minakami
• Writer: Naoyuki Suzuki
• Yoshiko Sakuma (27) - Saku
• Katsuo Nakamura (28) - Ukichi Matsumiya
• Ganjirô Nakamura (64) - Samezaemon
• Hisano Yamaoka (40) - Matsue Torii
• Minoru Chiaki (49) - Kidayu Momose
• Michiyo Kogure (48) - Suzuko
• Kirin Kiki (23) - Kayo Sugumo
• Kunie Tanaka (34) - Kenkichi Ohara
• Chiyo Okada - Masuko
• Junko Miyazono (23) - Teruko
• Ryūko Azuma (49) - Tatsue Kiriya
• Jun Hamamura (60) - Kahei Iwata
• Tokue Hanazawa (55) - Gempachi
• Mie Hayashi - Shigeko
• Akiko Kazami (45) - Tatsu
• Michiyo Kusunoki - ?
• Kaoru Kyômachi - ?
• Tsuyako Mimatsu - Onaka
• Kyônosuke Murai - Tasuke Kôzaki
• Hideo Murota (29) - Guest