Nitaboh: Tsugaru shamisen shiso gaibun 2004

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
Nitaboh (Child) 

Akio Otsuka
Santaro 

Hiroaki Hirata
Tomekichi 

Masako Katsuki
Tamana 

Satoshi Hino
Nitaboh (Adult) 

Rokuro Naya
Osyo (voice) 

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