Five Men in a Circus

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.

Cast

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Kokichi

H

Hiroshi Uruki

Torakichi

Kamatari Fujiwara

Tadakichi

R

Riki Miyagawa

Rokuta

K

Kō Mihashi

Seiroku

Sadao Maruyama

Chief Travelling Circus

K

Koji Kaga

Kunio, the acrobat

K

Kajiya Morino

Matsumoto the Manager

Masako Tsutsumi

Chiyoko

R

Ryuko Umezono

Sumiko

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