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The Rickshaw Man’s Son

The Rickshaw Man’s Son

Original Title: 河内遊侠伝

19671h 27m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1967

Runtime

1h 27m

Storyline

A roughneck named Komakichi of Kawachi, Osaka, comes back from a three-year training course to become a chef, hoping to be with his crush Tamae, a daughter of a Japanese restaurant’s owner. His father is not happy because Komakichi has no intention to become a rickshaw man to follow in his father’s footsteps.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Dec 1, 1967
Languages
Japanese
Director
Ryuichi Takamori
Production
Toei Company
Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan

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