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Five Men in a Circus
5.4
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1h 5m
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1935
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.
Cast
![Heihachirō Ōkawa pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fl2PwXTxohixVVxallCBMrG7CGzk.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Kokichi
![Hiroshi Uruki pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Hiroshi Uruki
Torakichi
![Kamatari Fujiwara pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FtHosLdBr1JVudTdAm96prol6rah.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Kamatari Fujiwara
Tadakichi
![Riki Miyagawa pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Riki Miyagawa
Rokuta
![Ko Mihashi pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Ko Mihashi
Seiroku
![Sadao Maruyama pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2FlaY4RIXUTlh7GbjOyRYTLXjW5TQ.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Sadao Maruyama
Chief Travelling Circus
![Koji Kaga pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Koji Kaga
Kunio, the acrobat
![Kajiya Morino pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Kajiya Morino
Matsumoto the Manager
![Masako Tsutsumi pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fpp05lJE7OrhxLQkMMgUHRFsNHOP.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Masako Tsutsumi
Chiyoko
![Ryuko Umezono pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Ryuko Umezono
Sumiko
![Masako Sanjo pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Masako Sanjo
Equilibrist in giant ball
![Nijiko Kiyokawa pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2F4vGxJRwHHCwCkXmf6flTXYBffGI.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Okiyo
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