Five Men in a Circus
1935/10/21 • Released • Japanese
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.
Director : Mikio Naruse
Casts
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Kokichi
Kamatari Fujiwara
Tadakichi
Sadao Maruyama
Chief Travelling Circus
Masako Tsutsumi
Chiyoko
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Okiyo
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