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.
| Art | Takatoshi Suzuki | Art Direction |
| Directing | Tomotaka Tasaka | Director |
| Camera | Masahiko Iimura | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Motohiro Torii | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Tsutomu Mizukami | Original Story |
| Lighting | Hiroshi Watada | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Hiroo Nozu | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Naoyuki Suzuki | Screenplay |
| Production | Hiroshi Ookawa | Executive Producer |
