Koto—The Lake of Tears

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Yoshiko SakumaSaku

Katsuo Nakamura

Katsuo NakamuraUkichi Matsumiya

Minoru ChiakiKitao Momose

Michiyo KogureSuzuko

Kirin KikiKayo Sugumo

Hisano YamaokaMatsue Torii

Kunie TanakaKenkichi Ohara

Junko MiyazonoTeruko

Chiyo OkadaMasuko

Akiko KazamiTatsu

Kisashichi Okayasu

Kisashichi OkayasuCast

Jun HamamuraKahei Iwata