

The Life of Chikuzan
★ 8.219772h 4mReleased
DramaHistory
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
Writer
Kaneto Shindō
Language
Japanese
Top Cast

Ryūzō Hayashi
Chikuzan Takahashi

Nobuko Otowa
Toyo, Mother

Mitsuko Baisho
Chikuzan's 2nd wife
D
Dai Kanai
Sadakichi, Father

Hiroko Isayama
Tomiko

Hideo Kanze
Tokura

Atsuko Kawaguchi
Otoki

Takuzō Kawatani
Senta

Hōsei Komatsu
Goto

Akemi Negishi
Tami

Sumie Sasaki
Maid

Yoshie Shimamura














