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The Life of Chikuzan

Genres

Drama , History

Duration

124 min

Director

Kaneto Shindō

Rating

7.8

Release Date

March 16, 1977

The Life of Chikuzan

Original title: 竹山ひとり旅

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Synopsis

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.