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The Life of Chikuzan
1977, Mar 17
2h 4m
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
Written by
Kaneto Shindō
Mitsuko Baisho
Chikuzan's 2nd wife
Yoshie Shimamura
Hōsei Komatsu
Goto
Nobuko Otowa
Toyo, Mother
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Otoki
Sumie Sasaki
Maid
Takuzō Kawatani
Senta
Akemi Negishi
Tami
Hiroko Isayama
Tomiko
Ryūzō Hayashi
Chikuzan Takahashi
Hideo Kanze
Tokura
Dai Kanai
Sadakichi, Father
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