Rickshaw Boy

(1982)

★ 8.2 IMDb · 16 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1982

Runtime: 117 мин

Country: China

Director: Ling Zifeng

Cast: Zongxiang Guan, 斯琴高娃, 张丰毅, Yan Bide, Xin Yin, Tang Li, Yan Han, Gao Fang, Ziyue Zhao, Shun Feng

Plot

Xiang Zi is a rickshaw boy who has always had a desire to excel and a thirst for freedom. He married Hu Niu who died of dystocia later. After her death, another girl, Xiao Fuzi, falls in love with Xiang Zi but they are separated by poverty. Xiang Zi works very hard in order to change his life, only to find that Xiao Fuzi is dead just as he begins to be hopeful for their future. Finally, Xiang Zi, an unflinching man, surrenders to that dark society.