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
00:03:28 Don't start complaining so soon. We have a long way to go.
00:05:55 TAre you being jealous?
00:07:31 What happened?
00:10:21 So you want to hear again what I feel?
00:11:55 Ha! Did you hear that?
00:14:06 I tore a sleeve off the guy's yukata!
00:19:57 They must be.
00:22:33 Thank you very much.
00:24:04 This is something you never forget wherever you go.
00:27:28 Yeah, right. I would be happy to work for him again
00:29:09 You are always quick to find out that kind of information!
00:32:14 Kunio, what are we going to do about it?
00:34:29 Who gave you this candy?
00:36:23 Forget the idea! Tonight we'll do the show only with girls and see how it goes.
00:39:36 I want to... when the moon shines... I want to sing with you...
00:40:58 Yes, I am.
00:42:31 We are not asking you to do anything difficult or dangerous.
00:44:32 What would I do?
00:46:33 Get off me! Be a traitor like them if you want!
00:52:12 Yes, she did.
00:55:40 I will make it at any cost.
01:00:38 You know, there's this woman that's been weighing on my mind...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed437
Dialogue density6.7 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:00:38
Production Record
DirectorMikio Naruse
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes93