The Life of Chikuzan (1977)
The Life of Chikuzan (1977) - Drama Movies 124 minutes. Chikuzan hitori tabi, Aus dem Leben Chikuzans. 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. biography, shamisen, blind musician, biographical drama
Released: Mar 17, 1977
Runtime: 124 minutes
Stars: Ryūzō Hayashi, Nobuko Otowa, Mitsuko Baisho, Dai Kanai, Hiroko Isayama, Hideo Kanze
Crew: Kaneto Shindo (Director), Kaneto Shindo (Writer), Kiyomi Kuroda (Director of Photography)
