Five Men in a Circus
1935 · 65 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 93 VOTES · DIR. Mikio Naruse
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 437 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 FIVE MEN IN A CIRCUS
00:03:24 I miss Tokyo...
00:05:53 Wherever he goes he never misses an occasion to cruise women!
00:07:16 Yeah, I guess I'll stay here and rest. You guys can go without me.
00:10:13 Well, one thing she says is that it's your feeling for me that counts more then anything.
00:11:51 I can deal with a guy like that by myself.
00:14:02 Look!
00:19:54 Yeah, right. Do you think they are sisters?
00:22:30 For me too!
00:24:01 Just put it on please.
00:27:22 Like Kunio says, it would be better if we could reach an agreement peacefully.
00:29:05 Hey, I found out that those two girls are both the leader's daughters.
00:32:11 We got to show him that we have our pride!
00:34:23 Can you wash my shirt too? Oh, no, I don't have any spare shirt...
00:36:19 But as I said already...
00:39:33 Hey, remember that we must restrain ourselves.
00:40:56 No? Are you sure?
00:42:26 Are you kidding? We are musicians but not performers.
00:44:25 And even if you fall, people would love that anyway!
00:46:31 Dad!
00:52:06 Did you give her money? Did she tell you that her aunt was sick?
00:55:37 They don't understand your music.
01:00:35 Are you becoming more compassionate all of a sudden?
01:04:26 The End
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed437
Dialogue density6.7 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:04:26
Production Record
DirectorMikio Naruse
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes93