The Life of Chikuzan

Drama, History

🏆 Fan Favorite

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Kaneto Shindō

Status Released

Release Date 1977-03-17

Storyline

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.