Koto: The Ancient City
古都
Synopsis
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...
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Screenplay & Story
- Shinya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa, Yasunari Kawabata
- Original Score
- Shin'ichi Tanabe
- Original Title
- 古都
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Production Studios
- Horipro
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kon Ichikawa
Shinya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa, Yasunari Kawabata
Shin'ichi Tanabe
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Chizuko Osada
Department Leadership Roster
Kon Ichikawa
Director
Shinya Hidaka
Writer
Kon Ichikawa
Writer
Shin'ichi Tanabe
Original Music Composer
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Director of Photography
Takeharu Sakaguchi
Production Design
Kunio Nakayama
Costume Design
Chizuko Osada
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What is Koto: The Ancient City about?
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...
Who directed Koto: The Ancient City?
Koto: The Ancient City was directed by Kon Ichikawa.
Who stars in Koto: The Ancient City?
The principal cast of Koto: The Ancient City includes Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Jun Izumi, Yukari Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Ishida.
When was Koto: The Ancient City released and how long is it?
Koto: The Ancient City was released in 1980 with a total runtime of 2h 5m.
Who composed the musical score for Koto: The Ancient City?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Koto: The Ancient City was composed by Shin'ichi Tanabe.
Is Koto: The Ancient City based on a book or true story?
Koto: The Ancient City is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Yasunari Kawabata".