Circus Boys

Circus Boys

106 mins | Drama | Nov. 23, 1989

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

Circus Boys

106 mins | Drama | Nov. 23, 1989

Circus Boys
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
Producers CBS Sony Group Inc.
Original title 二十世紀少年読本
Directors Kaizo Hayashi
Writers Kaizo Hayashi

Cast

Hiroshi Mikami

as Jinta

Moe Kamura

as Plaything / Omocha

Xiu Jian

as Wataru

Michiru Akiyoshi

as Maria

Yuki Asayama

as Sayoko

Bunshi Katsura VI

as Samejima

Haruko Wanibuchi

as Kimie

Yoshio Harada

as Yoshimoto

Shiro Sano

as Hiroshi

Yukio Yamato

as Koji

Maki Ishikawa

as Yoshiko

Akira Ôizumi

as Ring Master

Akaji Maro

as Tattoo Master

Tetsu Watanabe

as Elephant Master

Masashi Okuda

as Clown

Baiken Jukkanji

as Clown

Yoshio Yasuho

as Trapeze master

Motomi Makiguchi

as Smith Shirai

Seigen Nakayama

as Riki-san

Shumon Kawamura

as Juggler

Takafumi Nobunaga

as Jinta as a child

Taiki Ichiura

as Wataru as a child

Tomoharu Masuda

as Wataru as a child

Miki Shimomoto

as Maria as a child

Lani Aula

as Maria as a child

Yumeko Taki

as Sayoko as a child

Aya Matsushita

as Sayoko as a child

Hairi Katagiri

as Women on Train - Botan

Minako Ogawa

as Women on Train - Higanbana

Midori Nagayo

as Woman on train

Mami Arita

as Woman on train

Ika-Hachiro

as Gang member

Hiroshi Tsujimoto

as Gang member

Nobuji Yamashita

as Gang member

Kazuo Iihama

as Gang member

Go Nagai

as Police officer

Shun Ueda

as Police officer

Fujiko Fukamizu

as (Uncredited)