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Five Men in a Circus (1935)

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 5M

Director : Mikio Naruse

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Heihachirô Ôkawa
Heihachirô Ôkawa
Kokichi
Hiroshi Uruki
Hiroshi Uruki
Torakichi
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Tadakichi
Riki Miyagawa
Riki Miyagawa
Rokuta
Ko Mihashi
Ko Mihashi
Seiroku
Sadao Maruyama
Sadao Maruyama
Chief Travelling Circus
Koji Kaga
Koji Kaga
Kunio, the acrobat
Kajiya Morino
Kajiya Morino
Matsumoto the Manager
Masako Tsutsumi
Masako Tsutsumi
Chiyoko
Ryuko Umezono
Ryuko Umezono
Sumiko
Masako Sanjo
Masako Sanjo
Equilibrist in giant ball
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Okiyo

Crews

Mikio Naruse
Mikio Naruse
Director
Kohei Ima
Kohei Ima
Writer
Ryûji Nagami
Ryûji Nagami
Writer
Junnosuke Yamazaki
Junnosuke Yamazaki
Art Direction
Kyôsuke Kami
Kyôsuke Kami
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Suzuki
Hiroshi Suzuki
Director of Photography
Roppa Furukawa
Roppa Furukawa
Novel
Kôichi Iwashita
Kôichi Iwashita
Editor
Tsunaji Ichikawa
Tsunaji Ichikawa
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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