Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966, Japanese. Directed by Tomotaka Tasaka.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 13 November 1966
- Original title
- 湖の琴
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Naoyuki Suzuki
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Koto—The Lake of Tears runs 129 minutes (2h 9m).
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Which OTT platform is Koto—The Lake of Tears on?
Koto—The Lake of Tears isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 November 1966. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Koto—The Lake of Tears?
Koto—The Lake of Tears (1966) was directed by Tomotaka Tasaka and stars Yoshiko Sakuma, Katsuo Nakamura, Minoru Chiaki.