Rickshaw Man
Japanese movie poster
Directed byHiroshi Inagaki
Screenplay byHiroshi Inagaki
Mansaku Itami
Story byShunsaku Iwashita
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka
Starring
CinematographyKazuo Yamada
Edited byYoshitami Kuroiwa
Music byIkuma Dan
Release dates
  • 22 April 1958 (1958-04-22) (Japan)
  • 3 May 1960 (1960-05-03) (U.S.)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Rickshaw Man (無法松の一生, Muhōmatsu no isshō, "The Life of Wild Matsu"), also released as Muhomatsu, the Rickshaw Man or The Rikisha-Man, is a 1958 color Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.[1] It is a remake of his own 1943 film. In the 1943 version Tsumasaburo Bando played the role of Muhōmatsu.[2] In October 2020, a digitally re-mastered 83 minute long version of the original black-and-white film in 4K quality was released in Tokyo at the Tokyo International Film Festival,[3] with a Blu-ray disc going on sale on 26 March 2021.

Set in Japan during the late 19th century up to the early 20th century, it tells the story of Matsugoro, a rickshaw man played by Toshiro Mifune, who becomes a surrogate father to the child of a recently widowed woman played by Hideko Takamine.[4][5][6]

Cast

Awards

Director Hiroshi Inagaki won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 1958.

Manga

A manga based on Rickshaw Man was published by Shueisha and serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Jump.

References

  1. ↑ Monaco, James (February 14, 1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. ISBN 9780399516047 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "無法松の一生". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ↑ https://2020.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3310CLA04 Tokyo International Film Festival 2020, retrieved 24 March 2021
  4. ↑ Berra, John (January 9, 2012). Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781841505985 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Stalker, Nancy K. (August 14, 2018). Japan: History and Culture from Classical to Cool. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520962835 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ The Rough Guide to Film. Rough Guides. May 1, 2008. ISBN 9781848361256 – via Google Books.


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