Nitaboh (2004) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2004 · 100 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Akio Nishizawa

Starring

Hiroaki Hirata, Satoshi Hino, Akio Otsuka, Rokuro Naya, Masako Katsuki, Ikuko Tani

Stricken by a childhood illness that renders him blind, Nitaroh inherits his mother’s shamisen and receives his first lessons from a wandering blind shamisen master. Guided by both longtime and new companions, he pursues his music with relentless devotion, ultimately becoming the originator of the distinctive Tsugaru shamisen tradition.