Nitaboh

2004· 100 min★ 7.0· Animation, History, Music

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.

Cast: Takateru Murata, Akio Otsuka, Hiroaki Hirata

Director: Akio Nishizawa