Ancient City (古都, Koto), also known as The Old Capital[2][3] 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.[4][5][6] Momoe Yamaguchi and Masaya Oki made their last appearances in the film.
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Kanji | 古都 | ||||
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Directed by | Kon Ichikawa | ||||
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Based on | The Old Capital by Yasunari Kawabata | ||||
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Cinematography | Kiyoshi Hasegawa[1] | ||||
Music by | Shinichi Tanabe[1] | ||||
Production company | Hori Planning Production[1] | ||||
Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 125 minutes[1] | ||||
Country | Japan |
It is a remake of the 1963 film Twin Sisters of Kyoto.
Cast
- Momoe Yamaguchi as Chieko Sada/Myoko
- Tomokazu Miura
- Masaya Oki as Ryusuke Mizuki
- Jun Hamamura
- Akiji Kobayashi as Endō
- Takeshi Katō as Yahei Mizuki
- Keiko Kishi as Shige Sada
Release
Koto received a roadshow theatrical release in Japan on December 6, 1980 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] It received a regular theatrical release in Japan on December 20, 1980.[1]
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."[7]
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