

Five Men in a Circus
1935-10-21 · 65 min · ★ 6.0
A five member circus runs into problems while touring rural Japan.
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- Directors
- Mikio Naruse
- Production companies
- P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Heihachirō ŌkawaKokichi
Kamatari FujiwaraTadakichi
Sadao MaruyamaChief Travelling Circus
Masako TsutsumiChiyoko
Nijiko KiyokawaOkiyoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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