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title: 'The Life of Chikuzan (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kaneto Shindō'
released: '1977-03-17'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-life-of-chikuzan-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075837/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Life of Chikuzan (1977)

1977 · 119 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 竹山ひとり旅

## Synopsis

The Life of Chikuzan  is a 1977 Japanese biographical drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. It is based on the life of shamisen player Takahashi Chikuzan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kaneto Shindō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaneto-shindo)
- **Screenplay:** [Kaneto Shindō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaneto-shindo)

## Cast

- [Takuzo Kawatani](https://cinepixo.com/people/takuzo-kawatani)
- [Kei Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kei-sato)
- [Nobuko Otowa](https://cinepixo.com/people/nobuko-otowa)
- [Mitsuko Baishō](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitsuko-baisho)
- [Taiji Tonoyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/taiji-tonoyama)
- [Chikuzan Takahashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/chikuzan-takahashi)

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