The Rickshaw Man
1958 · Movie · 103 min · ★ 7.2
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.
Also known as Wild Matsu, the Rickshaw Man · Muhomatsu, The Rickshaw Man
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-04-21
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 103 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (41 votes)
Themes
- widow
- remake
- rickshaw
- father figure
- social differences
- drunkenness
- feudal japan
- unattainable desire
- meiji period
Awards & recognition
- Golden Lion · 1958
Cast & crew
Toshirō Mifune
as Matsugorō Tomishima
Hideko Takamine
as Yoshiko Yoshioka
Hiroshi Akutagawa
as Capitaine Kotaro Yoshioka
Chōko Iida
as Otora
Chishū Ryū
as Toyozo Yuki
Haruo Tanaka
Jun Tatara
Seiji Miyaguchi
Ichirō Arishima
Bokuzen Hidari
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki