Free Japanese Film Screening! NITABOH: The Founder of Tsugaru Shamisen
Directed by Akio Nishizawa (2004) 99 minutes, Japanese with English subtitles
This feature is the animated biography of Nitaro Akimoto, the blind musician who founded the Tsugaru style of playing the shamisen, three-string guitar. The shamisen you hear in the film is performed by Hiromitsu Agatsuma of AGA-SHIO. It is an excellent chance to hear his playing, which conveys a feeling close to the spirit of the original pioneer Nitaboh.
Aug. 7, 2019, 6:30PM - 8:15PM
Aug. 8, 2019, 2:00PM - 3:45PM
Free admission, RSVP online > https://jftor.org/event/nitaboh/2019-08-08/
AGA-SHIO concert details > https://jftor.org/aga-shio/