The Life of Chikuzan

The Life of Chikuzan

1977
2h 4m
7.8

7.8/10

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Drama History
Overview

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.

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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

biography shamisen blind musician biographical drama

Quick Facts

Original Title 竹山ひとり旅
Release Date March 17, 1977
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0075837

Cast

Ryūzō Hayashi
Ryūzō Hayashi

Chikuzan Takahashi

Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa

Toyo, Mother

Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho

Chikuzan's 2nd wife

Dai Kanai
Dai Kanai

Sadakichi, Father

Hiroko Isayama
Hiroko Isayama

Tomiko

Hideo Kanze
Hideo Kanze

Tokura

Atsuko Kawaguchi
Atsuko Kawaguchi

Otoki

Takuzō Kawatani
Takuzō Kawatani

Senta

Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu

Goto

Akemi Negishi
Akemi Negishi

Tami

Sumie Sasaki
Sumie Sasaki

Maid

Yoshie Shimamura
Yoshie Shimamura

Key Crew

Kaneto Shindō
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Writer