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JAPANESE FILM SHOWS

NITABOH – The Founder of Tsugaru Shamisen

Saturday, 3rd April 2010

Starting 15:00 at FINAS

NITABOH – The Founder of Tsugaru Shamisen

仁太坊 – 津軽三味線始祖外聞

Directed by NISHIZAWA Akio (西澤　昭男), 2003, 100min, Colour Animation

Staff

Director / Screenplay:

Animation Director:

Sound Director:

Shamisen Performance:

Art Director:

Executive Producer:

Producer:

Original Story By:

NISHIZAWA Akio

TAKAOKA Junichi

KURIYA Makoto

AGATSUMA Hiromitsu

KUDO Tadashi

MURAKAMI Masahiro

TAKAGI Junichi

DAIJO Kazuo

Cast

NITARO (Nitaboh):

HINO Satoshi

MURATA Takateru (Child)

日野聡　●　村田貴輝　（少年期）

Yuki:

HANAMURA Sayaka

FURUKAWA Yumi (Child)

花村さやか　●　古川裕美　（少女期）

Tamana:

KATSUKI Masako

勝生真沙子

Tomekichi:

HIRATA Hiroaki

TAYA Jun (Child)

平田広明　●　田谷隼　（少年期）

Kikunosuke:

IMAI Tomohiko

今井朋彦

Okinu:

Yae

SYNOPSIS:

Nitaroh (Nitaboh) is born to a poor family of a waterman, a man who lets people on his boat and helps them to cross the river, living in rural Aomori prefecture, at the very northern tip of Japan’s main land. Nitaroh has an extremely humble background and Nitaroh’s mother died just after his birth. In spite of being in such a sorry plight, he is a healthy child. However, when he is 8 years old, he catches smallpox which was epidemic at the time and loses his eyesight. Nonetheless, he is looking for his way through life with an interest to flute and Shakuhachi (traditional Japanese bamboo flute).

One day, Nitaroh was fascinated by the shamisen performance by Tamana, a blind woman playing the shamisen and singing for her living, and decides to learn how to play it from her. Tamana was on a half way of her trip with her daughter, Yuki, but decides to stay there for a while and teach Nitaroh.

When Nitaroh is 11 years old, his father, Santaroh, passes away. Nitaroh has no parents or relatives left around him, but he makes his mind to make his living by playing the shamisen.

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