The Life of Chikuzan
- Released on
Drama, History
•- Runtime
- 124 mins
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After over 50 years of wandering up and down Japan, finally in the 1970s, the rough-hewn blind shamisen player and folk-song collector named Takahashi Chikuzan became a musical sensation. This biographical drama chronicles his wanderings and his life, with a particular focus on his humble beginnings as a peasant on a remote and arid island.
After over 50 years of wandering up and down Japan, finally in the 1970s, the rough-hewn blind shamisen player and folk-song collector named Takahashi Chikuzan became a musical sensation. This biographical drama chronicles his wanderings and his life, with a particular focus on his humble beginnings as a peasant on a remote and arid island.
Cast
- Ryūzō Hayashi
- Nobuko Otowa
- Mitsuko Baisho
- Dai Kanai
- Hiroko Isayama
- Hideo Kanze
- Atsuko Kawaguchi
- Takuzō Kawatani
- Hōsei Komatsu
- Akemi Negishi
- Sumie Sasaki
- Yoshie Shimamura
Director
- Kaneto Shindō
