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JAPAN · 1935

Five Men in the Circus

Mikio Naruse
circus life rural Japan traveling performers group dynamics economic hardship
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Synopsis

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

Year1935
CountryJapan
DirectorMikio Naruse
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