''Rickshaw Boy'' ( zh, s=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
The Golden Rooster Awards () are film awards given in mainland China. The awards were originally given annually, beginning in 1981. The name of the award came from the Rooster (zodiac), year of the Rooster in 1981. Award recipients receive a sta ...
for her performance, and
Zhang Fengyi
Zhang Fengyi (born 1 September 1956) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as "Duan Xiaolou" in ''Farewell My Concubine (film), Farewe ...
.
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.
Cast
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Siqin Gaowa as Hu Niu
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Yan Bide as Liu Siye
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Zhang Fengyi
Zhang Fengyi (born 1 September 1956) is a Chinese actor best known for his role as "Duan Xiaolou" in ''Farewell My Concubine (film), Farewe ...
as Xiang Zi
Reception
Awards
* ''
Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture'' at the
3rd Golden Rooster Awards (1982, won)
* ''
Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress'' at the 3rd Golden Rooster Awards (1982, won - tied with
Pan Hong
Pan Hong ( Chinese: 潘虹, born November 4, 1954) is a Chinese film actress.
Early life
Hong was born as Liu Ronghua (刘蓉华) on November 4, 1954, in Shanghai. During the Cultural Revolution, her parents were forced to divorce and as a res ...
)
* ''Golden Rooster Award for Best Art Director'' at the 3rd Golden Rooster Awards (1982, won)
* ''Golden Rooster Award for Best Sound'' at the 3rd Golden Rooster Awards (1982, won)
* ''Outstanding Film'' at the
Huabiao Film Awards (1982, won)
* ''Best Film'' at the
Hundred Flowers Awards
The Hundred Flowers Awards () are, together with the Golden Rooster Awards, the most prestigious film awards honouring the best in Chinese cinema, as well as Hong Kong cinema and the Cinema of Taiwan. They are classified as the Chinese equiv ...
(1983, won - three way tie with ''At Middle Age'' and ''
The Herdsman'')
* ''Best Actress'' at the Hundred Flowers Awards (1983, won)
References
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External links
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1980s Mandarin-language films
1982 films
Films based on Chinese novels
Chinese drama films
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