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Five Men in a Circus

6.019351h 5mMovieDramaComedy

A five member circus runs into problems while touring rural Japan.

DirectorMikio Naruse
WritersHarube Ima·Ryûji Nagami

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Five Men in a Circus isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Mikio Naruse

HŌHeihachirō Ōkawa
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Kokichi
HU
Hiroshi Uruki
Torakichi
KFKamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Tadakichi
RM
Riki Miyagawa
Rokuta
KM
Kō Mihashi
Seiroku
SMSadao Maruyama
Sadao Maruyama
Chief Travelling Circus
KK
Koji Kaga
Kunio, the acrobat
KM
Kajiya Morino
Matsumoto the Manager
MTMasako Tsutsumi
Masako Tsutsumi
Chiyoko
RU
Ryuko Umezono
Sumiko
MS
Masako Sanjo
Equilibrist in giant ball
NKNijiko Kiyokawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Okiyo

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