The Rickshaw Man(無法松の一生)
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Japan · 1958
1h 43m
Director Hiroshi Inagaki
Starring Toshiro Mifune, Hideko Takamine, Hiroshi Akutagawa, Chōko Iida
Genre Drama
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After the death of her husband, single mother Yoshiko is struggling to take care of her son. Luckily, she finds a friend in Muhomatsu, a poor but optimistic rickshaw driver from her village. As he becomes a surrogate father to Yoshiko's son, the two fall in love, but class divides threaten to keep them apart.
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