The Life of Chikuzan (1977)
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
Ryūzō Hayashi
as Chikuzan Takahashi
Nobuko Otowa
as Toyo, Mother
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Nobuko Otowa (1 October 1925 – 22 December 1994) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 134 films between 1950 and 1994. She was married to film director...
Mitsuko Baisho
as Chikuzan's 2nd wife
Mitsuko Baisho (born 22 November 1946 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) is a noted Japanese actress, whose most internationally known work has been for director Shohei Imamura, from 1979 up to the directo...
Hiroko Isayama
as Tomiko
Hideo Kanze
as Tokura
Atsuko Kawaguchi
as Otoki
Director
Kaneto Shindō
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