The Life of Chikuzan (1977)
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.
- Released
- 1977-03-17
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Kaneto Shindō
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Ryūzō Hayashi as Chikuzan Takahashi
- Nobuko Otowa as Toyo, Mother
- Mitsuko Baisho as Chikuzan's 2nd wife
- Dai Kanai as Sadakichi, Father
- Hiroko Isayama as Tomiko
- Hideo Kanze as Tokura
- Atsuko Kawaguchi as Otoki
- Takuzō Kawatani as Senta
- Hōsei Komatsu as Goto
- Akemi Negishi as Tami
- Sumie Sasaki as Maid
- Yoshie Shimamura