Five Men in a Circus

10/21/1935

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1hr 5min

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Drama

,Comedy

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Heihachirō Ōkawa
  • Hiroshi Uruki
  • Kamatari Fujiwara
  • Riki Miyagawa
  • Ko Mihashi

    Director

  • Mikio Naruse

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo

    Production Countries

  • Japan

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese