The Life of Chikuzan

Name: The Life of Chikuzan
Cast: Ryūzō Hayashi, Nobuko Otowa, Mitsuko Baisho, Dai Kanai, Hiroko Isayama

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Kaneto Shindō

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

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