Five Men in a Circus

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.

Main Cast

Heihachirô Ôkawa

Kokichi

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

Hiroshi Uruki

Torakichi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Kamatari Fujiwara

Tadakichi

Age : 80 | Popularity : 5%

Riki Miyagawa

Rokuta

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ko Mihashi

Seiroku

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Sadao Maruyama

Chief Travelling Circus

Age : 44 | Popularity : 5%

Koji Kaga

Kunio, the acrobat

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Kajiya Morino

Matsumoto the Manager

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

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

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