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The Life of Chikuzan(1977)
Status: Released
Date: 1977-03-17
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4 Votes
Time: 2h 4m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies:
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Movie: The Life of Chikuzan
Top 10 Billed Cast
林隆三
Chikuzan Takahashi
乙羽信子
Toyo, Mother
倍賞美津子
Chikuzan's 2nd wife
伊佐山ひろ子
Tomiko
観世栄夫
Tokura
川口敦子
Otoki
川谷拓三
Senta
小松方正
Goto
根岸明美
Tami
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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.
Release Date
1977-03-17
Average
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Rating:
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