The Life of Chikuzan (8.2)

Movie · 1977 · 2 h 04 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.

Directed by: Kaneto Shindō

Starring 林隆三, 乙羽信子, 倍賞美津子, 金井大, 伊佐山ひろ子, 観世栄夫, 川口敦子, 川谷拓三, 小松方正, 根岸明美

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