The Rickshaw Man (1958) Muhomatsu no issho
The Rickshaw Man (1958)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x364 | HEVC @ 2792 Kbps | 103 min | 2,16 Gb
Audio: Japanese (日本語) AC3 1.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English, Français
Genre: Comedy, Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 720x364 | HEVC @ 2792 Kbps | 103 min | 2,16 Gb
Audio: Japanese (日本語) AC3 1.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English, Français
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Writers: Hiroshi Inagaki, Mansaku Itami
Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Hideko Takamine, Hiroshi Akutagawa
Matsugoro (Toshiro Mifune), a Japanese rickshaw driver, is hired by a couple to take their son, Toshio, back and forth to doctor appointments. The impoverished rickshaw driver builds a relationship with the family, but, when tragedy strikes, he must undertake a new role. After Toshio's father (Hiroshi Akutagawa) dies, Matsugoro helps Toshio and his mother, Yoshiko (Hideko Takamine), survive the difficult time. But he develops feelings for the widow despite their differing social positions.
The story of a great man indeed. A man who, despite his poverty and unjustifiable way of life, finds happiness and appreciates the simple and basic things in it, and the people who make contact with him quickly recognize his great character and kindness. Toshiro Mifune may have just delivered one of his best performances in his whole acting career, so different from his usual expressions he would normally showcase in Kurosawa's films. In this film, while in some parts he impersonates a similar role to those he would do in Kurosawa's films, he mostly adopts a personality of a humble, charitable man. He is definitely the core and character that makes this film overflow with greatness, although many of the other people involved in the cast are just as important.
The fact that this film is very rare and difficult to track, in my opinion, is comparable to the unfortunate life of Matsu (character enacted by Toshiro Mifune) who, being a wonderful man, goes through life mainly unnoticed and unacknowledged; only some people get to know him better and firmly state that he could have been someone big. Such is the fate of this film; it is highly underrated, but if you are fortunate enough to find it, you will behold the story of an admirable man.
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The Rickshaw Man (1958) Muhomatsu no issho
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