The Life of Chikuzan (1977)
- Original title
- 竹山ひとり旅
- Directed by
- Kaneto Shindō
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rating
- 8.2 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The film follows the life of a blind shamisen musician from childhood into old age. It shows his poverty and his solitary travels through rural Japan.
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What happens
The Life of Chikuzan (Japanese: 竹山ひとり旅, Hepburn: Chikuzan hitori tabi) is a 1977 Japanese biographical drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. It is based on the life of shamisen player Takahashi Chikuzan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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