CINEMA

The Life of Chikuzan

1977124m8.2 (5)
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.

Crew

Kaneto Shindō

Kaneto Shindō

Director

Kaneto Shindō

Kaneto Shindō

Writer

KK

Kiyomi Kuroda

Director of Photography

Cast

Ryūzō Hayashi

Ryūzō Hayashi

Chikuzan Takahashi

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Toyo, Mother

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Chikuzan's 2nd wife

DK

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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