Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings

Mar 1 2012 Not Rated 0h 54m
Biography, Documentary, Music

Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings is a compelling portrait of an inspiring and inventive musician whose virtuoso skills on the ukulele have transformed all previous notions of the instrument’s potential. Through intimate conversations with Shimabukuro (she-ma-BOO-koo-row), Life on Four Strings reveals the cultural and personal influences that have shaped the man and the musician. On the road from Los Angeles to New York to Japan, the film captures the solitary life on tour: the exhilaration of performance, the wonder of newfound fame, the loneliness of separation from home and family.

Official Trailer
Plot

This intimate documentary gives viewers a singular glimpse into Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele virtuoso, but also Jake, the young boy who grew up in a modest apartment to a single mother and unsuspectingly rose to international stardom.

Written by

Tadashi Nakamura

Directed by

Tadashi Nakamura

Cast

Jake Shimabukuro

Crew

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Languages

English

Awards

6 wins

Trailers
Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings - Trailer
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# of Votes
131
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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