"An Eizo Tanteisha Production" "With Hiroshi Mikami" "Written  Directed by Kaizo Hayashi" "CIRCUS BOYS" "The Great Crescent Circus" "And now, ladies and gentlemen... we present the act of which we are most proud:" "the finest acrobats in Japan - no, in the world!" " Can we start?" " Yes, up you go." "And now for the next act:" "the largest animal in the world... imported directly from India." "Hanako, the elephant!" "Rendered as safe as a pussycat by - don't be surprised now... two boys as young as you in the audience." "Jinta and his younger brother Wataru... and their elephant act!" "And now, the thrilling climax, the act you've all been waiting for." "The shooting stars of the Big Top... flying like birds in the sky." "Here they are!" "The sparkling team of Koji and Yoshiko on their flying trapeze." "Let's give them a big hand!" "Dance and sing at our joyful circus" "Fly and somersault at our merry circus" "Tonight you will see a dream" "A crescent moon on our circus ship" "A real circus dream" "The Great Crescent Circus bids you farewell... and hopes to see you again." "Thank you very much." " You should be asleep." " I was waiting for you." "Don't you ever get tired of playing with that thing?" "Don't you ever get tired of practising on your own?" "You haven't told anyone about that, have you?" "No, I haven't, but why can't I?" "The boss would only praise you if he knew." "You're too young to understand." "Circus life is tough." "We're here because of Hanako, not because we're talented." "You mean we'll get kicked out of the circus... if we can't do the trapeze or high wire?" "That's right... and if we're kicked out, we'll have nowhere to go." "What should we do, then?" "That's why we must practise in private." "To be really competent." "Competent?" "Practise hard when no one's looking and get really competent." "So, when Koji tells us suddenly to do this or that... we can do it." " Then what do you think happens?" " What?" "They'll think we must have talent if we've learned so fast." "Talent?" "Then Koji will say to the boss:" ""These kids have talent." "They belong here." ""We must take good care of them."" "Then we'll stay here forever." "Competence will look like talent." "Look like talent?" "Isn't that cheating?" "Yes, cheating grown-ups." "I don't like cheating people." "That's silly!" "Grow up." "There's good and bad cheating." "This is good." "Good cheating?" "It's a bit like your favourite magic." " Magic?" " Yes, magic." "Here, eat this." " With magic, can we stay here?" " Yes, we can." " Then we can do our trapeze act." " That's right." "Is that a promise?" "But first, we have to learn handstands... ball-treading, high wire, and lots more." "I'll start with handstands." "I hope I can do a handstand soon." "That's it..." "Good boy." "Boss, those two are really good." "They have talent." "A lot more than I ever had, I must admit." "If you nurture them, they'll become stars." "OK, you take care of them." " Please, teach me to tread the ball." " I'll show you." "Watch carefully." "Never go against the movement." "Don't handle it, let it handle you." "Now you try it." "When it goes right, you go right." "When it goes left, you go left." "Don't overdo it, Jinta." "If you don't make it, we'll take you on." " We'll be waiting for you!" " We'll make a Clown Quartet." "Who'd want to be a clown?" "We'll take care of them." "Just a minute..." "Right, everyone." "Gather round, please." "Jinta, Wataru..." "These are your new sisters." "Maria and Sayoko." "Be good friends." "You look foreign." "A pre-emptive strike." "From Maria to Jinta!" "Don't be afraid, Maria." "Look at everyone." "That's right, Maria..." "Unlike the world outside... we don't classify people... by their race, appearance or nationality." "We are all artists under the Big Top." "Sorry, I didn't mean it." "Let's be friends." "Look, Jinta..." "Don't do that yet!" "I'm practising to be competent." "I'm OK, watch!" "Are you all right, Wataru?" "And now, the thrilling climax," "The act you've all been waiting for." "The shooting stars of the Big Top... flying like birds in the sky." "Wataru and Maria, Japan's first child trapeze artists... making their debut today." "Let's give them a big hand!" "Jinta, are you hiding something from me?" "You are hiding something." "What happened that night?" "Ever since the night I fell..." "No, thanks." "We said we'd do that trapeze act together." "Wait for me in the sky for a while..." "until I catch up with you." "We've trained him well." " He pleases the crowd like no one else." " He tricks them like no one else!" "Best in Japan?" " Better than us?" " Yes, much better!" "Good-bye" "Are there any dry riverbeds around here?" "There's a river to the left, over there." "Did you want to go fishing?" "You won't catch any fish here, sir." "But I can always catch them." " No, you can't." " Oh, but I can!" "Thank you." "Come along, everyone." "Come and see." "Come over here." "This coal burning here is different from any other." "What makes it different, you ask." "Come closer, watch carefully." "I will explain:" "Since I first lit it, only 10 minutes have gone by." "How long will it take to burn up?" "Does anyone know?" "One hour." "Five hours." " Half a day." " No, no." "Two days?" "No, I sell much better stuff than that." "How long, then?" "One month." " It's a lie." " I never lie." "It's the truth." "And do you know why this coal lasts so long?" "Because it's the fuel of the future." "Here is the coal of the future." "I'll start with five pieces." "First come, first served." "Who wants one?" "You, you, and you... step forward." "Don't open them up..." "Mustn't open them before using, or the gas will escape." "How much is it?" "Ah, the price!" "The price is 500 yen." "That's expensive." " Then give it back." " No, I'll take it." "Thank you very much." "Now the sale is closed." " Why sell only five of them?" " You've lots left." "Sell them to us." "Thank you very much indeed!" "A good catch... 500 yen for an oil-coated river stone." "Life is so easy." "And now, the climax of our performance." "The act you've all been waiting for." "The shooting stars of the Big Top..." "The Brothers Jinta and Wataru... accompanied by our Radiant Rose..." "Maria." "Please, enjoy... yourselves!" "The Great Crescent Circus... now bids you farewell and hopes to welcome you again." "Thank you very much." "Here I have some medicine... against eating the wrong combination of things." "Prevention is better than cure." "You never can tell when you'll be ill." "With this, you can eat any combination of food." "A pack of 10 for 100 yen." "A doctor would charge you 1000 yen." "Here's 10 for only 100." "This is what the army uses." "It really works!" "Who wants to buy?" "I'm a magician of words..." "And a juggler of lies." "The Great Crescent Circus" "Good-bye, Wataru." " Take care." " Thanks." "You, too." "Sorry, Wataru." "Keep well." " Wataru, I might see Jinta." " What, Koji?" "Any messages for Jinta, if I see him?" "Tell him if he has nowhere to go... he can always come back." "I'll tell him if I see him." "We should be going, too." "We'll keep in touch, Wataru." "If we meet Jinta, we'll tell him." "Don't worry." "Jinta is one of us." "Wherever he is, he must be fooling people successfully." "Thank you." "Keep well, Sayoko." "A farewell tune!" "Good-bye!" "The Sun  Crescent Circus" "We'll make a big tub like this." "And then?" "We'll put it in front of the audience." "Maria and I will ride our bikes in it." "We'll ride along the sides of the tub?" "We'll do a bike stunt right in front of them." "Really excite them!" "So you want to revive the Cycle Bowl stunt." "Every circus used to do it." "It might be quite a novelty now." "What about Hanako and me?" "We'll put her in the middle." "To add some colour to the show." "The Sun  Crescent Circus risks everything on the Cycle Bowl!" "But how will we build it?" "We don't have any money." "How will we get all that wood?" "Let's slip away quietly." "Really!" "I can't believe what utter rubbish the man talks." "It's getting painful, all this laughing." "Why don't you call me Jinta?" "What do you really do, Jinta?" "Me?" "I'm a circus boy." "You mean flying trapezes and all that?" "Yes, I'm a shooting star." "You're lying again!" "Be serious." "Are you asking me seriously?" "Don't look at me like that." "I am serious." "Tell us the truth for once." "OK, here's the truth..." " I'm a salesman for a top company." " A salesman?" "You're lying again, aren't you?" "What would a salesman be doing here?" "It's such a sad story, it makes me sneeze." "The firm went bankrupt last month." "I was so dedicated, I couldn't bring myself to find another job, so I ended up in a woman's lap." "Honestly, we'll never know the truth from the lies." "There's no way of knowing with him." "I'd be the last person to know." "Are lies about lies really truths?" "Can anyone tell me?" "I don't look too bad." "And now, you are about to see... the great Sun  Crescent Circus." " Am I going to manage?" " Sounds very good, Mr Yoshida." "Hanako is old." "She has cataracts." "It'll be difficult to get her to act." "Can't she at least do this performance?" "Many children came just to see her act." "It's called 'Bike Acrobats with Elephant'." "They'll be disappointed if she isn't there." "Yes, but... elephants are very sensitive animals." "Even when healthy, they're easily scared." "If she can't see properly... then she'll get even more frightened." "Anything could upset her." "She should be all right." "I won't be held responsible if something should happen." "We can't wait any longer." "We're starting." "Let's go." "I'm counting on you." "And now, ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness... an act you can only see at our circus." "A completely new act:" "The Dynamic New Cycle Bowl Show." "Let's go!" " My Yoshida!" " My Yoshida!" "Get up, Hanako!" "Jinta, I brought you some sweet potatoes." "Death at Circus!" "Elephant Kills Ringmaster" "What's the matter, Jinta?" "What's in the paper?" "What's come over you?" "It's nothing." "You're not your usual self." "No, I'm not my usual self, you're right." "It's New Year, you know." "Let's try and have a good time." "It's the end." "No place to come home to." "No place for Jinta to come home to." "He won't come back." "But what if he did, and he couldn't find us?" "He'd be so lonely." "If we abandon the circus... we'll have no place to go, either." "Dance and sing at our joyful circus" "Fly and somersault at our merry circus" "I won't leave the circus." "Medical science has taken years, used special labs... to perfect and develop this amazing soap." "It gets rid of dirt like nothing else." "Come, have a close look." "Don't touch!" " How much?" " Only 20 yen a piece." "It's him!" "Look here." "Not so fast!" "Who gave you permission to work?" "Idiot!" "Get him!" "You, with your limp!" "Think you can get away?" "Let me go!" "I'll work where I want." "Hiroshi, this guy's a real crook, you know." "This soap is nothing but clay." "We pedlars have our own rules." "You're going to obey them." "Take him to the boss." "Even though you have nowhere to go..." "Brother?" "We're back." "Wataru, Maria, Sayoko..." "we're back." "But why?" "What brings you back?" "You were right." "There's nowhere else to go." "We just can't live without the circus." "Don't look so serious." "Hanako and Mr Yoshida are..." "And Yasu has left." "I know." "But... it's five of us now." "And I didn't come back empty-handed." "Look at this." "Your life depends on it, so listen carefully." "You've broken the rules of our guild." "You've used our pitch... and been selling fake goods." "We will not forgive you." " You deserve to die." " Then kill me!" "Fool!" "You don't want to save your own life?" "You've got guts, have you?" "Hold him still." "Any last words?" "Yes... but I won't tell you." "Ready, then?" "Keep well, everybody." "Now you belong to me, to Yoshimoto's." "You have died and been reborn." "Why not join us in your new life?" "You don't mince your words." "A real rough diamond!" "Take care of him." "Do what you like with me!" "Have you decided on a design?" "A lion and peonies?" "A flying dragon?" "A Goddess of Mercy?" "Whatever you want." "Haven't you decided?" "Do a circus." "A circus?" "What's that?" "A trapeze, the tightrope and things like that." "A circus, eh?" "You're a strange fellow." "A formal introduction." " I will hear it with pleasure." " Thank you for listening." "I come from the Great Crescent Circus." "My boss is Yoshimoto." "Family name:" "Crescent." "Given name:" "Jinta." "I am under an obligation to all the guild bosses." "Extend me your friendship and assist me if necessary." "Thank you for your introduction." "I come from Tokyo." "My boss is Yoshimoto." "Family name:" "Yamamoto." "Given name:" "Hiroshi." "I am under an obligation to all the guild bosses." "Extend me your friendship and assist me if necessary." "Your co-operation, please." "I have written to all the other bosses." "At every place, see the boss and get his permission." "Do it the way Hiroshi does." " Take care of him." " Leave it to me." "You're now a member of our guild, Jinta." "You're under my protection." "Relax and work hard." "But before you leave... remember the three rules:" "First, do not cheat on the takings." "Second, do not report any fights to the police." "Third, do not steal your colleagues' wives or mistresses." "Three rules." "Never break them." "If you don't, we'll protect you, no matter what." "But if you break them..." "Hiroshi will kill you for me." "I understand." "Boss, to talk like that at our departure does not augur well." "Yes, Hiroshi is right." "Come back with good takings." " Take care." " Goodbye." "I'll carry it!" "Take care, Jinta." "Sorry I beat you up." "Hiroshi'll look after you." "Do your best." "Long time, no see!" "Have some dumplings." "If you calculate the compound interest... it tallies exactly 3,369,929 yen in the end." "If you turned this into 100 yen notes and lined them up... they'd go round the world three-and-a-half times!" "There's Mr Takano." "I'll give you one, for one is the beginning." "Everything has a beginning." "In fact, I'll give you the whole bunch and throw in another for good measure." "Three is a lucky number, but 33 is a bad-luck year for women." "Yet 3 plus 3 makes 6, and 6 is the number of emotions." "Courage for men and love for women." "Nice seeing you again." "He's a new member." "People are born in the year of... the tiger, rabbit, dragon, serpent, horse..." "I know which sign would suit each of you." "Hiroshi!" "Hara's marriage failed because she married a man of the wrong animal sign." "Please, buy some of my beans!" "Have a peek into the other world!" "Oh, it's Hiroshi!" "One sheet cut easily into two." "Two into four." "Four into eight." "Eight sheets into 16." "Thrown to the wind, falling like leaves." "Now, a bit of toad grease... and it won't cut any more." "Since this is a special promotion..." "I'm cutting my price by 50 yen to 100." "How about it?" "You're about to see a Moving Picture." "A new electrical invention." "Clashing swords breaking the midnight silence." ""Help me!"" "Princess Bellflower, captive." "Black Mask, riding to her rescue." "Will evil or justice triumph?" "What is the Black Mask's destiny?" "The Eternal Mystery is the title of this Moving Picture." "Come along, all of you." "Go in and see a weasel seven feet long." "Shall we take a look?" "What the hell is this?" "So where's the weasel?" "Must have escaped and left its blood behind." "If you want to lie, lie better than that." "My lies were much better." "These are baby chicks, children." "They're little, but they'll soon grow." "They'll turn into hens... and lay eggs." "Only 25 left today." "20 yen a chick." "Hold on now, hold on." "Take them home and raise them, and they'll lay delicious eggs." "Eat the eggs, or hatch them." "You'll get more chickens." "A chick becomes a hen." "Take her eggs and you'll get more and more chicks." "Your house will be filled with them." "Yes, 20 yen." "Thank you." "Take care of it." "They'll all die soon, yet you talk about hens and eggs." "Jinta, what a big liar you've turned out to be." " Can I have two?" " Here you are." " Your share." " I don't want it." " It's yours." "You've earned it." " Keep it for me." "Come on, take it." "Money's always useful." "Do you have a family, Jinta?" " No, I haven't." " Then you must be lonely." "I'm used to it." "I never feel lonely." " That so?" "I have a younger brother." " A brother?" "He's been weak since he was little." "He depends on me." "I'm his only brother." "He calls me "big brother"." "He's very attached to me." "What's he doing now?" "He died five years ago, from anaemia." "He had it from childhood." "I never thought so much about him when he was alive." "Only since he's gone." "So much I could have done for him..." "No use thinking about it now." "People are selfish, aren't they?" "He'd be your age now." "That makes me feel closer to you." "Here we are." "Let's go and see Boss Samejima." " We're from Boss Yoshimoto." " You're expected." "Come in." "You two must be tired from your trip." "Make yourselves at home." "I'm very grateful to your boss Yoshimoto... for all the help he has given me in the past." "I could never expect to fully repay this debt." "Therefore, as long as you remain on Shark Island... you're under Samejima's protection." "I give you permission to work wherever you wish." "Thank you for your kind words." "Anyway, let's drink to it!" "Wonderful!" "Oh, come in!" "No need to be shy like a little girl." "Come and say hello to our guests." "Do as my husband says." "Come here and greet them." "I'd like to bid you... welcome." "Well said!" "Well done indeed!" "Come and sit on my lap." "Don't be disturbed." "She's only a plaything for my husband." "A plaything?" "Yes." "Like a little boy playing with his toys." "My husband has a very amorous nature." "I just didn't know what to do." "Professional girls... might bring diseases." "So, I bought this girl and gave her to him." "He can do with her as he pleases." "So she's his mistress?" "No, not at all." "Just a plaything." "A kind of erotic instrument." "To be given your wife's permission..." "Makes you a very lucky man, boss!" "Thank you for everything, boss." "I've just remembered I have an engagement." "Please excuse me." " I'm off." " What's the matter?" "Well, I'll drink by myself, then!" "You couldn't do this with rayon." "Only pure silk is this strong." "Today, I've reduced these fine blouses to one third of their normal price." "Same price as ordinary cotton." "Two for 700 yen." "First come, first served!" "Cotton for silk..." "A genius with words..." "A master of lies." "Liar!" "You're a liar." "What?" "I never tell lies." "Liar!" "You're as much a liar as I am." " Come with me." "Let's find the truth." " Wait!" "I've finished work." "I'm leaving town." "Let go of me." "You're a master of lies." "I won't let you go until we find the truth." "You're as much a liar as I am." "You lie about everything." "I know because I'm like you." "Why did Jinta go without packing up?" "Close your eyes." "Sit down." "I'm so happy!" "Why?" "It was worth... waiting for." "Do two lies..." "make one big truth?" "One..." "Two..." "Three..." "Hey, it's me!" "Hide over there." "My plaything!" "I just had to come and see you." "I so much wanted to see you." "For once, please leave me be." "I can't believe my ears!" "You're refusing me?" "Remember, you were bought as my plaything." "This is your fate." "Blame it on your parents, not on me." "Stop it!" "It's quite a novelty, being rejected." "Defying a woman's will should make it more exciting." "Go on, then." "Try to run away." "I mean it." "Run away!" "Wait a minute!" "I didn't really mean it!" "My plaything..." "Come here." "My little plaything!" "Come over here." "My darling!" "I'm so fond of you." "What are you doing here?" "!" "You've stolen her!" "You know the rules..." "I'll have you beaten to death!" " Let's go!" " Wait!" "My little plaything!" "Wait!" "We're both... murderers now." "Let's go." "Hang on!" "Wake up!" "It's Jinta." "Yes, it's Jinta all right." "Have you mastered the tightrope, then?" " I came to say goodbye." " Running away again?" "No, this is a proper goodbye." "I don't know where you're going... but keep well." "You, too." "Is my brother Wataru all right?" "Yes, he's all right." "He's still with the circus." "Such a faithful fellow!" "Wataru?" "Yes..." "Oh!" "I've just remembered something." "There's a message for you from Wataru..." "Something like this..." "If you have nowhere else to go..." "Please come back, any time." "Come back any time, he said." "Goodbye." "What a lot of people!" "Yes, it's a big crowd." "It all depends on your new act." "My heart is pounding." "I've never been like this before." "I hope it goes well." "Don't worry." "We're well rehearsed." "You never know..." "Jinta might be in the crowd." "He broke the rules." "I cannot forgive him." "I told our boys: whoever kills him gets one million yen." "This is your disgrace." "To prevent dishonouring your boss Yoshimoto... you must handle this yourself!" "I think we're lost." "Let's rest for a while." "Dance and sing at our joyful circus" "Fly and somersault at our merry circus" "What's that song?" "The song you sang just now." "Was I singing that?" "You were." "I hope you're watching." "What is it?" "Let's kill ourselves." "Let's go to heaven together." "Death together will be like life together." "You strangle me... and I will strangle you." "For once, I'm being completely honest." "I'm so happy." "Let's wait a bit." "Are you scared?" "If we're going to die... it ought to be under a clear sky." "Yes, it'd be sad to be rained on after we die." "If only it would stop!" "How beautiful!" "It's stopped raining." "Listen!" "I can hear something." "There!" "I can hear it." "With Hiroshi Mikami as Jinta" "Moe Kamura as Plaything" "Ken Shu as Wataru Michiru Akiyoshi Yuki Asayama" "Sanshi Katsura Haruko Wanibuchi" "Yoshio Harada Shiro Sano" "Yukio Yamato Maki Ishikawa" "Akira Oizumi Akaji Maro Hairi Katagiri" "Subtitles ripped  retimed by lordretsudo" "Production:" "Ryuzo Shirakawa Kaizo Hayashi" "Producers:" "Mitsuhisa Koeda Yoichi Sakurai" "Camera:" "Yuichi Osada Lighting:" "Tatsuya Osada" "Music:" "Haruhiko Yoshida Costumes:" "Sachiko Ito" "Written  Directed by Kaizo Hayashi"