The Life of Chikuzan
1977•2h 4m•8.2•Released
DramaHistory
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.
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Writer
Kaneto Shindō
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Cast
Ryūzō Hayashi
Chikuzan Takahashi
Nobuko Otowa
Toyo, Mother
Mitsuko Baisho
Chikuzan's 2nd wife
Dai Kanai
Sadakichi, Father
Hiroko Isayama
Tomiko
Hideo Kanze
Tokura
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Otoki
Takuzō Kawatani
Senta
Hōsei Komatsu
Goto
Akemi Negishi
Tami
Sumie Sasaki
Maid
Yoshie Shimamura
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