Rickshaw Boy (Chinese: 骆驼祥子) is a 1982 Chinese movie directed by Ling Zifeng, based upon the novel of the same name by Lao She. The film stars Siqin Gaowa, who won a Golden Rooster for her performance, and Zhang Fengyi.

Rickshaw Boy
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese駱駝祥子
Simplified Chinese骆驼祥子
Literal meaningXiangzi the Camel
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinluòtuo Xiángzǐ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglok3 to4 coeng4 zi2
Directed byLing Zifeng
Based onRickshaw Boy
by Lao She
StarringSiqin Gaowa
Zhang Fengyi
Release dates
  • 1982 (1982) (China)
  • October 1983 (1983-10) (Chicago International Film Festival)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Plot

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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.

Cast

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Reception

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Awards

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References

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  • 骆驼祥子 (1982) [Rickshaw Boy (1982)]. Tencent QQ (in Chinese).
  • "骆驼祥子 Rickshaw Boy (1982)". Mtime (in Chinese).
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