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The Rickshaw Man

Original title: Muhomatsu no issho
  • 19581958
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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The Rickshaw Man (1958)
ComedyDrama
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.
IMDb RATING
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1K
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    • Hiroshi Inagaki
    • Hiroshi Inagaki
    • Mansaku Itami
    • Shunsaku Iwashita(story)
  • Stars
    • Toshirô Mifune
    • Hideko Takamine
    • Hiroshi Akutagawa
    • Hiroshi Inagaki
    • Hiroshi Inagaki
    • Mansaku Itami
    • Shunsaku Iwashita(story)
  • Stars
    • Toshirô Mifune
    • Hideko Takamine
    • Hiroshi Akutagawa
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    • 14User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Toshirô Mifune
    Toshirô Mifune
    • Matsugoro
    Hideko Takamine
    Hideko Takamine
    • Yoshiko Yoshioka
    Hiroshi Akutagawa
    • Capt. Kotaro Yoshioka
    Chishû Ryû
    Chishû Ryû
    • Shigezo Yuki
    Chôko Iida
    Chôko Iida
    • Otora (innkeeper)
    Haruo Tanaka
    Haruo Tanaka
    • Kumakichi
    Jun Tatara
    • Theatre employee
    Kenji Kasahara
    • Toshio Yoshioka
    Kaoru Matsumoto
    • Young Toshio
    Nobuo Nakamura
    Nobuo Nakamura
    • Yoshiko's brother
    Ichirô Arishima
    Ichirô Arishima
    • Medicine peddler
    Chieko Nakakita
    Chieko Nakakita
    • Yoshiko's sister-in-law
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    • Fencing master
    Bokuzen Hidari
    Bokuzen Hidari
    Kokuten Kôdô
    Kokuten Kôdô
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    Yoshio Tsuchiya
    Kichijirô Ueda
    Kichijirô Ueda
    Yoshio Kosugi
      • Hiroshi Inagaki
      • Hiroshi Inagaki
      • Mansaku Itami
      • Shunsaku Iwashita(story)
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    • Quotes

      Matsugoro: If I were a man of some learning I could be of help to you. But I'm just a rickshaw man. I'm useless to you.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)

    User reviews14

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    9/10
    WOW!
    Oh WOW! this film is slipping out off the radar, played by the great Toshiro Mifune, it's a tragedy of a great man named Muhomatsu, a Rickshaw Man. if you're looking for a great classic tear-jerker japanese drama then this is definitely a must to see!
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    • Sep 16, 2018

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    • Release date
      • May 3, 1960 (United States)
      • Japan
      • Japanese
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    • Filming locations
      • Kokura, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
    • Production company
      • Toho Company
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    • 1 hour 43 minutes

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