Five Men in a Circus

Oct 21, 1935

1h 5m

★ 5.4

Overview

The main focus is on the 5 member band of a small circus as it runs into problems while touring rural Japan. It also pays lots of attention to the two daughters of the aging and irascible ringmaster-circus owner. The high points are the sound (and score) and cinematography featuring a lot of vertiginous panning (appropriate - as high wire trapeze artists are also an important element in the film). A fascinating side-light on 30s Japan.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo

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Cast

Kokichi

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Torakichi

Hiroshi Uruki

Tadakichi

Kamatari Fujiwara

Rokuta

Riki Miyagawa

Seiroku

Ko Mihashi

Chief Travelling Circus

Sadao Maruyama

Kunio, the acrobat

Koji Kaga

Matsumoto the Manager

Kajiya Morino

Chiyoko

Masako Tsutsumi

Sumiko

Ryuko Umezono

Equilibrist in giant ball

Masako Sanjo

Okiyo

Nijiko Kiyokawa

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