Rickshaw Man
Hiroshi InagakiCast
Toshiro Mifune 
Hideko Takamine 
Hiroshi Akutagawa
Credits
Written by: Hiroshi Inagaki
Plot
In a small Japanese town in the Meiji era, Matsugoro, a boisterous rickshaw puller, is known as a violent drunk. After he helps a lost boy find his way home, he looks after the child and his widowed mother, secretly loving her but never admitting it, and quietly pays for the boy's education. Hiroshi Inagaki's 1958 film, with Toshiro Mifune, is a warm story that mixes comedy and tenderness, and it won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Sinekatalog’s take
Hiroshi Inagaki's Venice Golden Lion winner stars Toshiro Mifune as a rough rickshaw puller who quietly loves a widow and raises her son. Funny and moving, with Hideko Takamine, it is a warm, sentimental classic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (1,398 votes)
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