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Nitaboh

83 %|Feb 21, 2004|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.

Featured Crew

Hiroshi Kugimiya
Supervising Animation Director
Tadashi Kudo
Art Direction
Makoto Kuriya
Music
Akio Nishizawa
Director
Akio Nishizawa
Screenplay
Kazuo Daijo
Original Story

Cast

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Takateru Murata
Nitaboh (child) (voice)
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Akio Otsuka
Santaro (voice)
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Hiroaki Hirata
Tomekichi (voice)
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Masako Katsuki
Tamana (voice)
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Satoshi Hino
Nitaboh (adult) (voice)
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Rokuro Naya
Osyo (voice)
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Ikuko Tani
Itako (voice)