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Koto: The Ancient City (1980)

Original title: 古都

1980-12-20 · 2h 5m · JA
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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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Kon IchikawaDirector, WriterShinya HidakaWriter

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Momoe YamaguchiMomoe YamaguchiChieko / NaekoTomokazu MiuraTomokazu MiuraJun IzumiJun IzumiYukari YamamotoYukari YamamotoGeishaNobuyuki IshidaNobuyuki IshidaHideo (a weaver)Yuki KitazumeYuki KitazumeAkiji KobayashiAkiji KobayashiJun HamamuraJun HamamuraFujio TokitaFujio TokitaMiki SanjōMiki SanjōEndo's wifeAyako HoshoAyako HoshoTakeshi KatōTakeshi Katō

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference360076Actor preference391433 · 432730 · 109209Country preferenceJpDecade preference1980

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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...

How long is Koto: The Ancient City?

Koto: The Ancient City has a runtime of 125 minutes.