Five Men in a Circus (1935)

10/21/1935 (JP) • Drama, Comedy • 1h 5m

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.

Five Men in a Circus (1935)

10/21/1935 (JP) • 1h 5m

Drama, Comedy

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.

Top Billed Cast

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Kokichi

Torakichi

Kamatari Fujiwara

Tadakichi

Rokuta

Seiroku

Chief Travelling Circus

Kunio, the acrobat

Matsumoto the Manager

Masako Tsutsumi

Chiyoko

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

traveling circus

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