Film

Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man

1964 · 1h 40m · Comedy · Crime · Drama

IMDb

7.2

Richshaw man Tatsu has wandered to Osaka from Tokyo. He has quarrels with Kimiyakko, a geisha, and throws her into the river. But later, he falls in love with her. Yasaburo, the oyabun of the Nishikawa Gang, loves her very much too. However, as he likes Tatsu's dynamic personality, he volunteers to become a go-between for their marriage. Yasaburo gets tipped off by Yajima who wants to take over the territory of the Nishikawa Gang, and is arrested and imprisoned. After his release, Yajima tries to kill him. Ginjiro, a lover of Tamaryu respects Kimiyakko as an older sister and a follower of Tatsu, is murdered. After the third marriage ceremony just between Tatsu and Kimiyakko, Tatsu goes off to the place of fighting.

Sumiko Fuji

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Nami Munakata

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Akira Shioji

Meichō Soganoya

Ryōhei Uchida

Minoru Ōki

Jūshirō Konoe

• Tai KatōDirector · Writer
• Norifumi SuzukiWriter
• Gohei KamiyaNovel
• Shintarō KawasakiDirector of Photography
• Ban TakahashiOriginal Music Composer
• Shintarō MiyamotoEditor

Release date

April 4, 1964

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Comedy, Crime, Drama