The Rickshaw Man

The Rickshaw Man

1958•1h 43m•7.2/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

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7.2/10(41)

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

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Production

TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Matsugorō Tomishima

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Yoshiko Yoshioka

Hiroshi Akutagawa

Hiroshi Akutagawa

Capitaine Kotaro Yoshioka

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Otora

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Toyozo Yuki

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Ichirō Arishima

Ichirō Arishima

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Kenji Kasahara

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Junji Hirana

Tsuruko Umano

Keiko Muramatsu

Kaoru Matsumoto

Masayoshi Nagashima

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