Five Men in a Circus (サーカス五人組) 89 years old

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.

Credits

Nijiko Kiyokawa as Okiyo

Kamatari Fujiwara as Tadakichi

Ko Mihashi as Seiroku

Heihachirô Ôkawa as Kokichi

Five Men in a Circus Cast

Name	Character
Nijiko Kiyokawa She was 22, 89 years old when she died	as Okiyo
Kamatari Fujiwara He was 30, 80 years old when he died	as Tadakichi
Ko Mihashi He was 40, 66 years old when he died	as Seiroku
Heihachirô Ôkawa He was 30, 65 years old when he died	as Kokichi

Five Men in a Circus Crew

Name	Department
Mikio Naruse as Director. He was 30 (63) years old when He died	Directing

Five Men in a Circus (89 years)

Release day: Monday, October 21, 1935
Runtime: 65 minutes