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
editDirector Hiroshi Inagaki won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 1958.
Manga
editA 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
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