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
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Ryūzō Hayashi | As: Chikuzan Takahashi |
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Nobuko Otowa | As: Toyo, Mother |
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Mitsuko Baisho | As: Chikuzan's 2nd wife |
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Dai Kanai | As: Sadakichi, Father |
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Hiroko Isayama | As: Tomiko |
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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
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Ryūzō Hayashi |
Chikuzan Takahashi |
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Nobuko Otowa |
Toyo, Mother |
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Mitsuko Baisho |
Chikuzan's 2nd wife |
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Dai Kanai |
Sadakichi, Father |
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Hiroko Isayama |
Tomiko |
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Hideo Kanze |
Tokura |
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Atsuko Kawaguchi |
Otoki |
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Takuzō Kawatani |
Senta |
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Hōsei Komatsu |
Goto |
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Akemi Negishi |
Tami |
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Sumie Sasaki |
Maid |
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Yoshie Shimamura |
Directed By
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Kaneto Shindō |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Kaneto Shindō |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Costume and Makeup
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Kiyomi Kuroda |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
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