Five Men in a Circus

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama,

Comedy

Duration:

65 minutes

Year:

1935

Director:

Mikio Naruse

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Company:

P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo

Cast:

Kokichi

Torakichi

Tadakichi

Rokuta

Seiroku

Crew:

Novel

Editor

Sound

Director

Writer