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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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