The Life of Chikuzan
The Life of Chikuzan

The Life of Chikuzan

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1977•124 min•DramaHistory
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Ryūzō Hayashi
Ryūzō Hayashi
Chikuzan Takahashi
Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa
Toyo, Mother
Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
Chikuzan's 2nd wife
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Dai Kanai
Sadakichi, Father
Hiroko Isayama
Hiroko Isayama
Tomiko
Hideo Kanze
Hideo Kanze
Tokura
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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