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.
Released: Feb 21, 2004
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genre: Animation, History, Music
Stars: Takateru Murata, Akio Otsuka, Hiroaki Hirata, Masako Katsuki, Satoshi Hino, Rokuro Naya
Crew: Hiroshi Kugimiya (Supervising Animation Director), Makoto Kuriya (Music), Tadashi Kudo (Art Direction), Akio Nishizawa (Director), Akio Nishizawa (Screenplay), Kazuo Daijo (Original Story)