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Pure White Sound
Marimo Rakawa
Yukiya Sawamura grew up learning Tsugaru shamisen from his grandfather in Aomori, but his playing felt hollow after his mentor s death. Determined to find his own voice, he moves to Tokyo, where he s rescued by Yuna, a bar hostess. Through performances in folk-music bars and fierce national shamisen competitions, Yukiya discovers not just musical mastery, but the power of connection, identity, and emotional depth.