Watch The Life of Chikuzan (1977) Online Free
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.
Cast
Ryūzō Hayashi, Nobuko Otowa, Mitsuko Baisho, Dai Kanai, Hiroko Isayama, Hideo Kanze, Atsuko Kawaguchi, Takuzō Kawatani, Hōsei Komatsu, Akemi Negishi, Sumie Sasaki, Yoshie Shimamura
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