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Twin Sisters of Kyoto (古都 Koto) is a 1963 Japanese drama film directed by Noboru Nakamura and based on the novel The Old Capital (1962) by the Nobel-winning Japanese writer Yasunari Kawabata. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was remade in 1980 under the same title, Koto, directed by Kon Ichikawa and starring Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura.
Original Release
01/13/1963
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shima Iwashita | Chieko / Naeko |
| Hiroyuki Nagato | Hideo Otomo |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | Takichiro Sada |
| Teruo Yoshida | Ryusuke Mizuki |
| Tamotsu Hayakawa | Shinichi Mizuki |
| Eijirô Tôno | Sosuke Otomo |
| Yoshiko Nakamura | Shige |
| Michiyo Tamaki | Masako |
| Kakuko Chino | Geisha Girl |
| Junko Hara |
Directors
Writers
Toshihide Gondo, Yasunari Kawabata
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shima Iwashita | Chieko / Naeko |
| Hiroyuki Nagato | Hideo Otomo |
| Seiji Miyaguchi | Takichiro Sada |
| Teruo Yoshida | Ryusuke Mizuki |
| Tamotsu Hayakawa | Shinichi Mizuki |
| Eijirô Tôno | Sosuke Otomo |
| Yoshiko Nakamura | Shige |
| Michiyo Tamaki | Masako |
| Kakuko Chino | Geisha Girl |
| Junko Hara | |
| Shibuya Haruka | |
| Isao Imamura | |
| Koyama Katsuyo | |
| Tachibana Kazue | |
| Taniguchi Keiko | |
| Nishimiya Kenji | |
| Sôshirô Matsumoto | |
| Kazue Mita | |
| Chieko Naniwa | Madam |
| Takaoka Shigekazu |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ryôtarô Kuwata | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1964 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
