A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.3 / 100
1958Drama / Comedy1h 43m
THE RICKSHAW MAN
A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.
Above the Line
Hiroshi Inagaki·DirectorMansaku Itami·ScreenplayHiroshi Inagaki·ScreenplayKazuo Yamada·Director of PhotographyIkuma Dan·Original Music ComposerYoshitami Kuroiwa·Editor
Cast
Toshirō Mifune·Matsugorō TomishimaHideko Takamine·Yoshiko YoshiokaHiroshi Akutagawa·Capitaine Kotaro YoshiokaChōko Iida·OtoraChishū Ryū·Toyozo YukiHaruo TanakaJun TataraSeiji MiyaguchiIchirō ArishimaBokuzen Hidari
Full Crew(13 credits)
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 2
Hiroshi Inagaki·DirectorTeruo Maru·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Mansaku Itami·ScreenplayHiroshi Inagaki·ScreenplayShunsaku Iwashita·Novel
Camera· 1
Kazuo Yamada·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Yoshitami Kuroiwa·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Ikuma Dan·Original Music ComposerYoshio Nishikawa·Sound RecordistHisashi Shimonaga·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 1
Hiroshi Ueda·Art Direction
Production· 1
Tomoyuki Tanaka·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Ichirō Inohara·Lighting Technician
By the Numbers
73.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA
THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION
A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Rickshaw Man's key art.
Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#FFFFFF
#000000
Mood
Dramatic, Classic
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Graphic Design
“The poster features a stark, high-contrast graphic design with a silhouette of a man in a rickshaw, angled dramatically upwards from the bottom right. A large w”
Key Elements
RickshawMoonJapanese Characters
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
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