A touching story following young shamisen string maker, Saku. Beautiful Saku moves to Lake Yogo, known for its production of quality shamisen strings, only to find her peaceful life turned upside down when a master musician takes personal interest in her.
Unfortunately the movie Koto—The Lake of Tears is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Tomotaka Tasaka | Director |
| Art | Takatoshi Suzuki | Art Direction |
| Camera | Masahiko Iimura | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hiroshi Ookawa | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Tsutomu Mizukami | Original Story |
| Writing | Naoyuki Suzuki | Screenplay |
| Sound | Hiroo Nozu | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Hiroshi Watada | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Directing | Motohiro Torii | Assistant Director |
