Japon: Le Biwa
Japon: Le Biwa
1984, French. Directed by Benoît Jacquot.
Meeting with Kinshi Tsuruta, the eminent Japanese singer master of biwa. During a lesson with two of his students, devoted to the secular recitation of epics and feudal struggles of the 17th century. The musician looks back on the transformations she made to the Satsuma biwa
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- 0h 33m
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- French
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Japon: Le Biwa isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1984. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Japon: Le Biwa?
Japon: Le Biwa (1984) was directed by Benoît Jacquot.