Summary
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.
| Rickshaw Man | |
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 Japanese movie poster | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Inagaki |
| Screenplay by | Hiroshi Inagaki Mansaku Itami |
| Story by | Shunsaku Iwashita |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Yamada |
| Edited by | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
| Music by | Ikuma Dan |
Release dates |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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 edit
- Toshiro Mifune - Matsugoro (Muhōmatsu, "Wild Matsu")
- Hideko Takamine - Yoshiko Yoshioka
- Hiroshi Akutagawa - Capt. Kotaro Yoshioka
- Chishū Ryū - Shigezo Yuki
- Choko Iida - Otora (innkeeper)
- Haruo Tanaka - Kumakichi
- Jun Tatara - Theatre employee
- Kenji Kasahara - Toshio Yoshioka
- Dump Matsumoto - Young Toshio
- Nobuo Nakamura - Yoshiko's brother
- Ichirō Arishima - Medicine peddler
- Chieko Nakakita - Yoshiko's sister-in-law
- Seiji Miyaguchi - Fencing master
- Bokuzen Hidari
Awards edit
Director Hiroshi Inagaki won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 1958.
Manga edit
A manga based on Rickshaw Man was published by Shueisha and serialized in the Weekly Shōnen Jump.
References edit
- ^ Monaco, James (February 14, 1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. ISBN 9780399516047 – via Google Books.
- ^ "無法松の一生". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ https://2020.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3310CLA04 Tokyo International Film Festival 2020, retrieved 24 March 2021
- ^ Berra, John (January 9, 2012). Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781841505985 – via Google Books.
- ^ Stalker, Nancy K. (August 14, 2018). Japan: History and Culture from Classical to Cool. Univ of California Press. ISBN 9780520962835 – via Google Books.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Film. Rough Guides. May 1, 2008. ISBN 9781848361256 – via Google Books.
External links edit
- (in Japanese) 無法松の一生
- Rickshaw Man at IMDb
