The Life of Chikuzan
1977, Japanese. Directed by Kaneto Shindō.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 17 March 1977
- Original title
- 竹山ひとり旅
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō
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The Life of Chikuzan runs 124 minutes (2h 4m).
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The Life of Chikuzan isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 March 1977. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Life of Chikuzan?
The Life of Chikuzan (1977) was directed by Kaneto Shindō and stars Ryūzō Hayashi, Nobuko Otowa, Mitsuko Baisho.