The Rickshaw Boy
1981, English. Directed by Peter Yung Wai-Chuen.
The Rickshaw Boy (1981) was another product of James Wong Howe’s wishes. In 1980, Yung travelled to Beijing to film retired old-time rickshaw pullers and their lives with family. The footage was juxtaposed with older footage by Howe who had gone to China in 1948 to shoot an adaptation of Lao She’s novel Rickshaw Boy. Beijing was still Peking in a way, but the times had changed.
- Runtime
- 0h 47m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 2 November 1981
- Original title
- 駱駝祥子
- Country
- China, United Kingdom
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The Rickshaw Boy runs 47 minutes (0h 47m).
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The Rickshaw Boy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 November 1981. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Rickshaw Boy?
The Rickshaw Boy (1981) was directed by Peter Yung Wai-Chuen.