The Life of Chikuzan

Name: The Life of Chikuzan
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1977-03-17
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Rating: 8.2

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.

Genre:Drama, History

Director:Kaneto Shindō

Actors:Ryūzō Hayashi, Nobuko Otowa, Mitsuko Baisho, Dai Kanai, Hiroko Isayama, Hideo Kanze, Atsuko Kawaguchi, Takuzō Kawatani

Duration: 2h 4m

Release:1977

Release Date: Mar 17, 1977

IMDb:8.2

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