Nitaboh
2004, Japanese. Directed by Akio Nishizawa.
At a young age, Nitaroh is stricken with an illness that leaves him blind. He inherits the shamisen guitar once used by his mother and is taught its basics by a blind travelling shamisen player. In time with the help of friends old and new, he walks the paths that leads to his ultimate fate - that of founder of the Tsugaru style of shamisen play.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 21 February 2004
- Original title
- NITABOH 仁太坊―津軽三味線始祖外聞
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Akio Nishizawa
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Nitaboh runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Nitaboh isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 February 2004. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
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Who directed Nitaboh?
Nitaboh (2004) was directed by Akio Nishizawa and stars Takateru Murata, Akio Otsuka, Hiroaki Hirata.