Rickshaw Man
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Rickshaw Man | |
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Directed by | Hiroshi Inagaki |
Starring | Toshiro Mifune |
Release date(s) | 22 April 1958 3 May 1960 |
Running time | 103 mins |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
IMDb profile |
Rickshaw Man is a 1958 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. Its original Japanese title is Muhomatsu no issho' ("Wild Matsu the Rickshaw Man"). It tells the story of a Matsugoro, a rickshaw man who becomes a surrogate father to the child of a recently widowed woman.
The film is a remake of a 1943 film of the same name.
[edit] Awards
The Rickshaw Man, is listed on IMDB as having won Toshiro Mifune the Best Actor award and director Hiroshi Inagaki the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 1958, .
[edit] Manga
A manga based on Rickshaw Man was published by Shueisha and serialized in the Weekly Shonen Jump, Shonen manga magazine. The manga barely lasted in the manga anthology.
Preceded by Aparajito |
Golden Lion winner 1958 |
Succeeded by General della Rovere tied with The Great War |
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