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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Koto—The Lake of Tears Cast
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Character |
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Jun Hamamura
He was 60, 89 years old when he died
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as Kahei Iwata |
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Kunie Tanaka
He was 33, now 92 years old
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Katsuo Nakamura
He was 28, now 86 years old
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Akiko Kazami
She was 45, 95 years old when she died
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Ganjirō Nakamura
He was 64, 81 years old when he died
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Michiyo Kogure
She was 48, 72 years old when she died
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Kirin Kiki
She was 23, 75 years old when she died
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as Kayo Sugumo |
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Hisano Yamaoka
She was 40, 72 years old when she died
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Minoru Chiaki
He was 49, 82 years old when he died
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as Kitao Momose |
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Yoshiko Sakuma
She was 27, now 85 years old
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Junko Miyazono
She was 23, now 81 years old
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Tokue Hanazawa
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as Gempachi |
Koto—The Lake of Tears Crew
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Department |
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Masaru Sato as Original Music Composer. He was 38 (71) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Motohiro Torii as Assistant Director. He was 31 (now 89) years old
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Directing |
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Tomotaka Tasaka as Director. He was 64 (72) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Hiroshi Ookawa as Executive Producer. He was 69 (74) years old when He died
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Production |
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Naoyuki Suzuki as Screenplay. He was 37 (76) years old when He died
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Writing |
