Five Men in a Circus (1935)

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.

Released Oct. 21, 1935 65 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.traveling-circus, imdb.band, imdb.poverty, aspectratio.1-37-1

Production Companies: P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese