
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…
Drama, History • Movie • 1977 • 2h 4m
Starring: Ryūzō Hayashi, Nobuko Otowa, Mitsuko Baisho
Director: Kaneto Shindō
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The Life of Chikuzan
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.
Drama, History • Movie • 1977