The Life of Chikuzan

• Rated 8.2 out of 10
• Movie
• 1977
• 2h 4m
• Drama
• History

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

Starring

Ryūzō Hayashi, Nobuko Otowa, Mitsuko Baisho, Dai Kanai