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.
Unfortunately the movie Nitaboh is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Akio Nishizawa | Screenplay |
| Directing | Akio Nishizawa | Director |
| Art | Tadashi Kudo | Art Direction |
| Sound | Makoto Kuriya | Music |
| Writing | Kazuo Daijo | Original Story |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Kugimiya | Supervising Animation Director |
