Five Men in a Circus (1935)
Released:
1935-10-21
Duration:
1hr 5min
Rating 5.4
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.
Production Companies
P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | ja |
Popularity | 2.898 |
Directed By
Mikio Naruse
Crew
Novel
Roppa Furukawa
Roppa Furukawa
Editor
Kôichi Iwashita
Kôichi Iwashita
Sound
Tsunaji Ichikawa
Tsunaji Ichikawa
Director
Mikio Naruse
Mikio Naruse
Writer
Kohei Ima
Kohei Ima
Writer
Ryûji Nagami
Ryûji Nagami
Art Direction
Junnosuke Yamazaki
Junnosuke Yamazaki
Original Music Composer
Kyōsuke Kami
Kyōsuke Kami
Director of Photography
Hiroshi Suzuki
Hiroshi Suzuki
TOP CAST
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Kokichi
Hiroshi Uruki
Torakichi
Kamatari Fujiwara
Tadakichi
Riki Miyagawa
Rokuta
Ko Mihashi
Seiroku
Sadao Maruyama
Chief Travelling Circus
Koji Kaga
Kunio, the acrobat
Kajiya Morino
Matsumoto the Manager
Masako Tsutsumi
Chiyoko
Ryuko Umezono
Sumiko
Masako Sanjo
Equilibrist in giant ball
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Okiyo