Five Men in a Circus (1935)
Original title: サーカス五人組
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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.
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Heihachirô ÔkawaKokichiHiroshi UrukiTorakichi
Kamatari FujiwaraTadakichiRiki MiyagawaRokutaKo MihashiSeiroku
Sadao MaruyamaChief Travelling CircusKoji KagaKunio, the acrobatKajiya MorinoMatsumoto the Manager
Masako TsutsumiChiyokoRyuko UmezonoSumikoMasako SanjoEquilibrist in giant ball
Nijiko KiyokawaOkiyoKeywords
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What is Five Men in a Circus about?
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.
How long is Five Men in a Circus?
Five Men in a Circus has a runtime of 65 minutes.