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The Life of Chikuzan

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Calorie Rating: 174
Released: 1977-03-17
Running Time: 124 Minutes
Studios: Kindai Eiga Kyokai,


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 / Directors



Cast

Ryūzō Hayashi
Character: Chikuzan Takahashi
Nobuko Otowa
Character: Toyo, Mother
Mitsuko Baisho
Character: Chikuzan's 2nd wife

Dai Kanai
Character: Sadakichi, Father
Hiroko Isayama
Character: Tomiko
Hideo Kanze
Character: Tokura

Atsuko Kawaguchi
Character: Otoki
Takuzō Kawatani
Character: Senta
Hōsei Komatsu
Character: Goto

Akemi Negishi
Character: Tami
Sumie Sasaki
Character: Maid


Production and Crew

Kiyomi Kuroda
Director of Photography