Koto: The Ancient City

Koto: The Ancient City

Release Date: 1980-12-20

Overview: Chieko (Momoe Yamaguchi) has been raised as the only child of parents who run a dry goods store. When Chieko was a middle-school student, she learned that her parents are not her biological parents. Cheiko's mother told her that she was stolen while sleeping under a cherry tree in Gion, Kyoto, Japan, but Chieko doesn't believe that. Her relationship with her parents is very close. Chieko only tells her childhood friend Shinichi, but...

Rating: 6 / 10

Cast

Momoe Yamaguchi

Momoe Yamaguchi

as Chieko / Naeko

Yukari Yamamoto

Yukari Yamamoto

as Geisha

Nobuyuki Ishida

Nobuyuki Ishida

as Hideo (a weaver)

Crew

  • Kon Ichikawa - Director

  • Shinya Hidaka - Writer

  • Kon Ichikawa - Writer

  • Shin'ichi Tanabe - Original Music Composer

  • Yasunari Kawabata - Novel

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