The Life of Chikuzan

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

Cast

Ryūzō Hayashi

Chikuzan Takahashi

Nobuko Otowa

Toyo, Mother

Mitsuko Baisho

Chikuzan's 2nd wife

D

Dai Kanai

Sadakichi, Father

Hiroko Isayama

Tomiko

Hideo Kanze

Tokura

Atsuko Kawaguchi

Otoki

Takuzō Kawatani

Senta