Koto: The Ancient City (1980)
Released:
1980-12-20
Duration:
2hr 5min
Genres:
Drama
Rating 6.0
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...
Production Companies
Horipro
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 1.896 |
Directed By
Kon Ichikawa
Crew
Director
Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
Writer
Shinya Hidaka
Shinya Hidaka
Writer
Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
Original Music Composer
Shin'ichi Tanabe
Shin'ichi Tanabe
Novel
Yasunari Kawabata
Yasunari Kawabata
Director of Photography
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Production Design
Takeharu Sakaguchi
Takeharu Sakaguchi
Costume Design
Kunio Nakayama
Kunio Nakayama
Editor
Chizuko Osada
Chizuko Osada
Assistant Director
Yoshihiro Kawasaki
Yoshihiro Kawasaki
TOP CAST
Momoe Yamaguchi
Chieko / Naeko
Yukari Yamamoto
Geisha
Nobuyuki Ishida
Hideo (a weaver)
Miki Sanjō
Endo's wife
Jitsukawa Enjaku III
Takichiro Sada (Chieko's father)
Keiko Kishi
Shige (Chieko's mother)