Koto: The Ancient City (1980)

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Released:
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...

Director:
Kon Ichikawa

Runtime:
2h 5min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Momoe Yamaguchi
    as
    Chieko / Naeko
  • Tomokazu Miura
  • Jun Izumi
  • Yukari Yamamoto
    as
    Geisha
  • Nobuyuki Ishida
    as
    Hideo (a weaver)