Five Men in a Circus
Five Men in a Circus

Five Men in a Circus

5.4

1 hr 5 min

1935-10-21

4

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.

Drama

Comedy

Trailers

Characters

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Kokichi

Hiroshi Uruki

Hiroshi Uruki

Torakichi

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Tadakichi

Riki Miyagawa

Riki Miyagawa

Rokuta

Kō Mihashi

Kō Mihashi

Seiroku

Sadao Maruyama

Sadao Maruyama

Chief Travelling Circus

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