Koto—The Lake of Tears

6.5
  • Genre: RomanceDrama
  • Run time: 129 min
  • Premiere: 1966. November 13.

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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Art

Takatoshi Suzuki

Art Direction

Camera

Masahiko Iimura

Director of Photography

Directing

Motohiro Torii

Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Hiroshi Watada

Lighting Technician

Production

Hiroshi Ookawa

Executive Producer

Sound

Hiroo Nozu

Sound Recordist

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Writing

Tsutomu Mizukami

Original Story

Naoyuki Suzuki

Screenplay

Art

Takatoshi Suzuki

Art Direction

Camera

Masahiko Iimura

Director of Photography

Directing

Motohiro Torii

Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Hiroshi Watada

Lighting Technician

Production

Hiroshi Ookawa

Executive Producer

Sound

Hiroo Nozu

Sound Recordist

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Writing

Tsutomu Mizukami

Original Story

Naoyuki Suzuki

Screenplay