The Life of Chikuzan

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The Life of Chikuzan

7 | 2h4m | en | Drama

A 1977 Japanese biographical film directed by Kaneto Shindo based on the life of shamisen player Takahashi Chikuzan.

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Released: March. 17,1977 | Released Producted By: Kindai Eiga Kyokai , Country: Japan Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

A 1977 Japanese biographical film directed by Kaneto Shindo based on the life of shamisen player Takahashi Chikuzan.

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Cast

Ryūzō Hayashi , Nobuko Otowa , Mitsuko Baisho

Director

Kiyomi Kuroda

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Cast

Ryūzō Hayashi

as Chikuzan Takahashi

Yamato The Life of Chikuzan

Nobuko Otowa

as Toyo, Mother

Lost in the Wilderness Edo Porn The Life of Chikuzan Live Today, Die Tomorrow! Red Lion Human

Mitsuko Baisho

as Chikuzan's 2nd wife

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Reviews

zetes A musical biopic of the blind shamisen (a Japanese string instrument) player Chikuzan Takahashi. Narratively, it's pretty standard - one might call it the Japanese Ray and not be too far off. But it's well acted and well shot, with a lot of interesting settings and period detail (the setting is early 20th Century rural Japan, up to WWII). Ryuzo Hayashi stars as Chikuzan. Kaneto Shindo's wife and frequent star Nobuko Otowa co-stars as Chikuzan's mother. Well worth checking out if you can find it. This was nominated for the Japanese Academy award for Best Picture in the first year of its existence, but lost to Yoji Yamada's The Yellow Handkerchief.