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.
Cast: Yoshiko Sakuma, Katsuo Nakamura, Minoru Chiaki, Michiyo Kogure, Kirin Kiki, Hisano Yamaoka, Kunie Tanaka, Junko Miyazono, Chiyo Okada, Akiko Kazami, Kisashichi Okayasu, Jun Hamamura, Tokue Hanazawa
Crew: Takatoshi Suzuki (Art Direction), Tomotaka Tasaka (Director), Masahiko Iimura (Director of Photography), Tsutomu Mizukami (Original Story), Hiroo Nozu (Sound Recordist)