The Life of Chikuzan

The Life of Chikuzan (1977)

8.2 124 min Movie
DramaHistory

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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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

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