The Life of Chikuzan
1977 · 124 min · Drama, History
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
- Released
- March 17, 1977
- Language
- Japanese
Cast
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