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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| image =Rickshaw Man poster.jpg
| image =Rickshaw Man poster.jpg

| image_size =
| caption = Japanese movie poster shows [[Toshiro Mifune]] playing [[taiko]].
| caption = Japanese movie poster
| director = [[Hiroshi Inagaki]]
| director = [[Hiroshi Inagaki]]
| producer = [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
| producer = [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]]
| writer =
| screenplay = Hiroshi Inagaki <br> Mansaku Itami
| narrator =
| story = Shunsaku Iwashita
| starring = {{plainlist|
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Toshiro Mifune]]
* [[Toshiro Mifune]]
* [[Hideko Takamine]]
* [[Hideko Takamine]]
}}
}}
| music =
| music = [[Ikuma Dan]]
| cinematography =
| cinematography = [[Kazuo Yamada]]
| editing =
| editing = [[Yoshitami Kuroiwa]]
| distributor =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1958|04|22|Japan|1960|05|03|U.S.|df=y}}
| released = {{Film date|1958|04|22|Japan|1960|05|03|U.S.|df=y}}
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| gross =
| gross =
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}}
{{nihongo|'''''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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=kqcYAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA376&dq=Rickshaw+Man+1958&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSie7ggNHnAhXXEcAKHalEDJYQ6AEIMDAB#v=onepage&q=Rickshaw+Man+1958&f=false|title=The Encyclopedia of Film|first=James|last=Monaco|date=February 14, 1991|publisher=Perigee Books|via=Google Books}}</ref>
{{nihongo|'''''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]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kqcYAQAAIAAJ&q=Rickshaw+Man+1958&pg=PA376|title=The Encyclopedia of Film|first=James|last=Monaco|date=February 14, 1991|publisher=Perigee Books|isbn=9780399516047|via=Google Books}}</ref> It is a remake of his own 1943 film. In the 1943 version [[Tsumasaburo Bando]] played the role of Muhōmatsu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japanese-cinema-db.jp/Details?id=22100|title=無法松の一生|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]] 映画情報システム|access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref> 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,<ref>https://2020.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3310CLA04 Tokyo International Film Festival 2020, retrieved 24 March 2021</ref> with a Blu-ray disc going on sale on 26 March 2021.


Set in the 1900s, it tells the story of Muhōmatsu, a [[Pulled rickshaw|rickshaw]] man played by [[Toshiro Mifune]], who becomes a surrogate father to the child of a recently widowed woman played by [[Hideko Takamine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=_7mrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA315&dq=Rickshaw+Man+1958&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSie7ggNHnAhXXEcAKHalEDJYQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q=Rickshaw+Man+1958&f=false|title=Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2|first=John|last=Berra|date=January 9, 2012|publisher=Intellect Books|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=WAFiDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA243&dq=Rickshaw+Man+1958&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSie7ggNHnAhXXEcAKHalEDJYQ6AEIQTAD#v=onepage&q=Rickshaw+Man&f=false|title=Japan: History and Culture from Classical to Cool|first=Nancy K.|last=Stalker|date=August 14, 2018|publisher=Univ of California Press|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=6He0BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA244&dq=Rickshaw+Man+1958&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSie7ggNHnAhXXEcAKHalEDJYQ6AEISjAE#v=onepage&q=Rickshaw+Man++&f=false|title=The Rough Guide to Film|first=Rough|last=Guides|date=May 1, 2008|publisher=Rough Guides UK|via=Google Books}}</ref>
Set in Japan during the late 19th century up to the early 20th century, it tells the story of Matsugoro, a [[Pulled rickshaw|rickshaw]] man played by [[Toshiro Mifune]], who becomes a surrogate father to the child of a recently widowed woman played by [[Hideko Takamine]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_7mrDwAAQBAJ&q=Rickshaw+Man+1958&pg=PA315|title=Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2|first=John|last=Berra|date=January 9, 2012|publisher=Intellect Books|isbn=9781841505985|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WAFiDwAAQBAJ&q=Rickshaw+Man&pg=PA243|title=Japan: History and Culture from Classical to Cool|first=Nancy K.|last=Stalker|date=August 14, 2018|publisher=Univ of California Press|isbn=9780520962835|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6He0BgAAQBAJ&q=Rickshaw+Man++&pg=PA244|title=The Rough Guide to Film|date=May 1, 2008|publisher=[[Rough Guides]]|isbn=9781848361256|via=Google Books}}</ref>

The film is a remake of a 1943 film of the same name.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1958/ch001710.htm 無法松の一生]
* {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1958/ch001710.htm 無法松の一生]
* {{imdb title|0051955|Rickshaw Man}}
* {{IMDb title|0051955|Rickshaw Man}}


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Latest revision as of 06:22, 5 April 2024

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

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Awards

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

Manga

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

References

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  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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