The Life of Chikuzan

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.

Director: Kaneto Shindō

Cast: Ryūzō Hayashi, Nobuko Otowa, Mitsuko Baisho, Dai Kanai, Hiroko Isayama, Hideo Kanze, Atsuko Kawaguchi, Takuzō Kawatani

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.