is a 1980 film directed by
Kon Ichikawa starring
Momoe Yamaguchi and
Tomokazu Miura in an adaptation of
Yasunari Kawabata's novel ''
The Old Capital
is a novel by Japanese writer Yasunari Kawabata first published in 1962. It was one of three novels cited by the Nobel Committee in their decision to award Kawabata the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature.
''The Old Capital'' was first translated i ...
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Masaya Oki
was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in many films and television series.
Life
He was born in Beppu, Ōita, as . Because of his parents' divorce, he left his home and went to Tokyo. In the same year, he debuted as a film actor at the Ni ...
made their last appearances in the film.
It is a remake of the 1963 film ''
Twin Sisters of Kyoto''.
Cast
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Momoe Yamaguchi as Chieko Sada/Myoko
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Tomokazu Miura
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Masaya Oki
was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in many films and television series.
Life
He was born in Beppu, Ōita, as . Because of his parents' divorce, he left his home and went to Tokyo. In the same year, he debuted as a film actor at the Ni ...
as Ryusuke Mizuki
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Jun Hamamura
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1938 and 1995.
Selected filmography
* ''Wolf'' (1955)
* '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956)
* '' The Hole'' (1957)
* ''The Temptress and the Monk'' (1958)
* ''Enjō'' (1958)
* ''Odd Obs ...
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Akiji Kobayashi
, sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi, was a Japanese actor. He attended Nihon University College of Art, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1949. He made his film debut with ''Satsujin Yogisha' ...
as Endō
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Takeshi Katō as Yahei Mizuki
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Keiko Kishi
is a Japanese actress, writer, and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador.
Life and career
She made her acting debut in 1951. In the 1950s, David Lean had proposed her for the main role in ''The Wind Cannot Read'', which is about a Japanese language instruc ...
as Shige Sada
Release
''Koto'' received a
roadshow theatrical release in Japan on December 6, 1980 where it was distributed by
Toho. It received a regular theatrical release in Japan on December 20, 1980.
Reception
Donald Richie writes in ''The Japanese Movie'' that "Ichikawa dramatizes alienation in his remake of Kawabata's ''Koto'', where twin sisters long-separated meet again and must face a dramatized estrangement."
References
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1980 films
Films based on Japanese novels
Films based on works by Yasunari Kawabata
Films directed by Kon Ichikawa
Films with screenplays by Kon Ichikawa
Toho films
1980s Japanese films
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