Riki Miyagawa
2021サーカス五人組
Mikio Naruse
Heihachirô Ôkawa, Hiroshi Uruki
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.
Five Men in a Circus
あきれた連中
Okada Kei, Osamu Fushimizu
Entatsu Yokoyama, Achako Hanabishi
The first in a series of films featuring the comedy duo Entatsu-Achako, providing them with a background story to do their popular manzai-routines on film. Here, Entatsu and Achako start out as rivals for the affection of a young woman but ultimately pair up to face a bigger rival. Entatsu chooses to become a boxer to get his chance at punching the rival out of the way.
Akireta renchû
