The Life of Chikuzan
竹山ひとり旅
Rating: 8.2 · 1977 · Drama, History · Japan · 2 ч 4 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Original title
- 竹山ひとり旅
- Year
- 1977
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2 ч 4 мин
- TMDB
- 8.2
- IMDb
- 8.2
Director
Cast
- Ryūzō Hayashi — Chikuzan Takahashi
- Nobuko Otowa — Toyo, Mother
- Mitsuko Baisho — Chikuzan's 2nd wife
- Dai Kanai — Sadakichi, Father
- Hiroko Isayama — Tomiko
- Hideo Kanze — Tokura
- Atsuko Kawaguchi — Otoki
- Takuzō Kawatani — Senta
- Hōsei Komatsu — Goto
- Akemi Negishi — Tami
- Sumie Sasaki — Maid
- Yoshie Shimamura