Koto—The Lake of Tears

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.

Romance Drama

Yoshiko Sakuma

(Saku)

Katsuo Nakamura

(Ukichi Matsumiya)

Minoru Chiaki

(Kitao Momose)

Michiyo Kogure

(Suzuko)

Kirin Kiki

(Kayo Sugumo)

Hisano Yamaoka

(Matsue Torii)

Kunie Tanaka

(Kenkichi Ohara)

Junko Miyazono

(Teruko)

Chiyo Okada

(Masuko)

Akiko Kazami

(Tatsu)

Kisashichi Okayasu

Jun Hamamura

(Kahei Iwata)

Tokue Hanazawa

(Gempachi)

Ganjirō Nakamura II

(Samezaemon)

Kaoru Kyōmachi

Reiko Otori

Kunijirō Yanagi

Shintaro Nasu

Shōtarō Ōtsuki

Kyōnosuke Murai

Ryūko Azuma

Mie Hayashi

波千鶴

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Hideo Shimada

浪花五郎

Ren Takahashi

Ayako Satō

美松艶子

Michiyo Kusunoki