Five Men in a Circus
5.4
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1935-10-21
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Drama
Comedy
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.
Featured Crew
| Roppa Furukawa | Novel |
| Kôichi Iwashita | Editor |
| Tsunaji Ichikawa | Sound |
| Mikio Naruse | Director |
| Kohei Ima | Writer |
| Ryûji Nagami | Writer |
| Junnosuke Yamazaki | Art Direction |
| Kyōsuke Kami | Original Music Composer |
| Hiroshi Suzuki | Director of Photography |
