Japan / Nov 23, 1989
Circus Boys (1989)
Directed by Kaizo Hayashi
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1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Two brothers, Jinta and Wataru, are raised in a travelling circus. After an accident, Jinta decides to leave the circus and travels the countryside working as a con-man. After a run-in with a local gang of yakuza, he is invited to join their ranks, where he makes the mistake of falling for a boss's mistress. Wataru stays with the circus and works hard to regain its former glory
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yoshio Harada | Yoshimoto |
| Shiro Sano | Hiroshi |
| Yukio Yamato | Koji |
| Maki Ishikawa | Yoshiko |
| Akira Ōizumi | Ring Master |
| Akaji Maro | Tattoo Master |
| Tetsu Watanabe | Elephant Master |
| Masashi Okuda | Clown |
| Baiken Jukkanji | Clown |
| Yoshio Yasuho | Trapeze master |
| Motomi Makiguchi | Smith Shirai |
| Seigen Nakayama | Riki-san |
| Shumon Kawamura | Juggler |
| Takafumi Nobunaga | Jinta as a child |
| Taiki Ichiura | Wataru as a child |
| Tomoharu Masuda | Wataru as a child |
| Miki Shimomoto | Maria as a child |
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| Lani Aula | Maria as a child |
| Yumeko Taki | Sayoko as a child |
| Aya Matsushita | Sayoko as a child |
| Hairi Katagiri | Women on Train - Botan |
| Minako Ogawa | Women on Train - Higanbana |
| Midori Nagayo | Woman on train |
| Mami Arita | Woman on train |
| Hiroshi Tsujimoto | Gang member |
| Nobuji Yamashita | Gang member |
| Kazuo Iihama | Gang member |
| Go Nagai | Police officer |
| Shun Ueda | Police officer |
| Fujiko Fukamizu | (Uncredited) |
| Hachiro Ika | Gang member |
| Chuck | Clown |
| Nekohime | Woman on Train |
| Mitsuhiro | Gang Member |
| Matsumoto | Gang Member |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 二十世紀少年読本 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | CBS / Sony Group |
| Release date | 23 novembre 1989 |
| Production | Yoichi Sakuri, Hisamitsu Hida, Takahiro Sasaki |
| Writer | Kaizo Hayashi |
| Editing | Osamu Tanaka |
| Cinematography | Yuichi Nagata |
| Assistant directors | Kaizo Hayashi |
| Camera operators | Yuichi Nagata |
| Additional photography | Yuichi Nagata |
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| Production design | Hidemitsu Yamazaki, Takeo Kimura |
| Art direction | Hidemitsu Yamazaki, Takeo Kimura |
| Set decoration | Hidemitsu Yamazaki, Takeo Kimura |
| Music | Yôko Kumagai, Hidehiko Urayama, Haruhiko Yoshida, Ichiro Kawashima |
| Sound | Ichiro Kawashima, Yôko Kumagai, Hidehiko Urayama, Haruhiko Yoshida |
| Costume design | Sachiko Ito, Tomoo Haraguchi |
| Makeup | Tomoo Haraguchi, Sachiko Ito |
| Hairstyling | Tomoo Haraguchi, Sachiko Ito |
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