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The Life of Chikuzan

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The Life of Chikuzan

7.8

2h 4m

1977

Synopsis

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

DramaHistory

biographyshamisenblind musicianbiographical drama

Cast & Crew

Ryūzō Hayashi

Ryūzō Hayashi

as Chikuzan Takahashi

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

as Toyo, Mother

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

as Chikuzan's 2nd wife

Dai Kanai

as Sadakichi, Father

Hiroko Isayama

Hiroko Isayama

as Tomiko

Hideo Kanze

Hideo Kanze

as Tokura

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Atsuko Kawaguchi

as Otoki

Takuzō Kawatani

Takuzō Kawatani

as Senta

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

as Goto

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