Circus Boys (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
Director: Kaizo Hayashi
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Hiroshi Mikami as Jinta |
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Moe Kamura as Plaything / Omocha |
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Xiu Jian as Wataru |
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Michiru Akiyoshi as Maria |
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Yuki Asayama as Sayoko |
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Bunshi Katsura VI as Samejima |
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Haruko Wanibuchi as Kimie |
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Yoshio Harada as Yoshimoto |
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Shiro Sano as Hiroshi |
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Yukio Yamato as Koji |
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Maki Ishikawa as Yoshiko |
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Akira Ōizumi as Ring Master |
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Akaji Maro as Tattoo Master |
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Tetsu Watanabe as Elephant Master |
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Masashi Okuda as Clown |
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Baiken Jukkanji as Clown |
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Yoshio Yasuho as Trapeze master |
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Motomi Makiguchi as Smith Shirai |
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Seigen Nakayama as Riki-san |
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Shumon Kawamura as Juggler |
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Takafumi Nobunaga as Jinta as a child |
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Taiki Ichiura as Wataru as a child |
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Tomoharu Masuda as Wataru as a child |
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Miki Shimomoto as Maria as a child |
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Lani Aula as Maria as a child |
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Yumeko Taki as Sayoko as a child |
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Aya Matsushita as Sayoko as a child |
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Hairi Katagiri as Women on Train - Botan |
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Minako Ogawa as Women on Train - Higanbana |
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Midori Nagayo as Woman on train |
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Mami Arita as Woman on train |
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Hiroshi Tsujimoto as Gang member |
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Nobuji Yamashita as Gang member |
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Kazuo Iihama as Gang member |
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Go Nagai as Police officer |
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Shun Ueda as Police officer |
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Fujiko Fukamizu as (Uncredited) |
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Hachiro Ika as Gang member |
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Chuck as Clown |
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Nekohime as Woman on Train |
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Mitsuhiro as Gang Member |
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Matsumoto as Gang Member |
| Writing | Kaizo Hayashi | Writer |
| Production | Yoichi Sakuri | Producer |
| Camera | Yuichi Nagata | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hisamitsu Hida | Producer |
| Directing | Kaizo Hayashi | Director |
| Editing | Osamu Tanaka | Editor |
| Art | Hidemitsu Yamazaki | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tomoo Haraguchi | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Sound | Ichiro Kawashima | Sound |
| Art | Takeo Kimura | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sachiko Ito | Costume Design |
| Production | Takahiro Sasaki | Producer |
| Sound | Yôko Kumagai | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Hidehiko Urayama | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Haruhiko Yoshida | Original Music Composer |
