Release Date
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Original Release
March 17, 1977
2h 4m
The Life of Chikuzan (1977)
⭐ 8.2124 min
Overview
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
Kaneto Shindō
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.9
Cast
Ryūzō Hayashi
Chikuzan Takahashi
⭐0.5
Nobuko Otowa
Toyo, Mother
⭐1.1
Mitsuko Baisho
Chikuzan's 2nd wife
⭐1.2
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Dai Kanai
Sadakichi, Father
⭐0.6
Hiroko Isayama
Tomiko
⭐0.9
Hideo Kanze
Tokura
⭐0.6
Atsuko Kawaguchi
Otoki
⭐0.6
Takuzō Kawatani
Senta
⭐0.8
Hōsei Komatsu
Goto
⭐0.9
Akemi Negishi
Tami
⭐0.8
Genres
DramaHistory
Production Companies
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
