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Koto: The Ancient City (1980)

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...

Release: 1980-12-20
Runtime: 125 min
Rating: 7 / 10

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Cast
Momoe Yamaguchi
Momoe Yamaguchi
Chieko / Naeko
Tomokazu Miura
Tomokazu Miura
Jun Izumi
Jun Izumi
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Yukari Yamamoto
Geisha
Nobuyuki Ishida
Nobuyuki Ishida
Hideo (a weaver)
Yuki Kitazume
Yuki Kitazume
Akiji Kobayashi
Akiji Kobayashi
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Fujio Tokita
Fujio Tokita
Miki Sanjō
Miki Sanjō
Endo's wife
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Ayako Hosho
Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō
Masaya Oki
Masaya Oki
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Jitsukawa Enjaku III
Takichiro Sada (Chieko's father)
Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi
Shige (Chieko's mother)