Movielogr
The Life of Chikuzan (1977)
Directed by Kaneto Shindō
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.
Length 124 minutes
Actors
Ryûzô Hayashi | Nobuko Otowa | Mitsuko Baisho | Dai Kanai | Hiroko Isayama | Hideo Kanze | Atsuko Kawaguchi | Takuzô Kawatani | Hôsei Komatsu | Akemi Negishi | Sumie Sasaki | Yoshie Shimamura