Koto: The Ancient City

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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...

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

125 minutes

Year:

1980

Director:

Kon Ichikawa

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Company:

Horipro

Cast:
Momoe Yamaguchi

Chieko / Naeko

Tomokazu Miura

Jun Izumi

Yukari Yamamoto

Geisha

Nobuyuki Ishida

Hideo (a weaver)

Crew:
Kon Ichikawa

Director

Shinya Hidaka

Writer

Kon Ichikawa

Writer

Shin'ichi Tanabe

Original Music Composer

Yasunari Kawabata

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