The Rickshaw Man

Name: The Rickshaw Man
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1958-04-21
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Hideko Takamine, Hiroshi Akutagawa, Chōko Iida

無法松の一生

1958 · 1h 43m · Comedy, Drama · Japan · Rated 13 (AR)

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.

Directed by

Hiroshi Inagaki

Written by

Hiroshi Inagaki, Mansaku Itami

Based on the novel by

Shunsaku Iwashita

Starring

Toshirō Mifune, Hideko Takamine, Hiroshi Akutagawa, Chōko Iida

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