Five Men in a Circus (サーカス五人組)

Five Men In The Circus

I think we should break up here.

Did you get paid for today?

Yeah, we did.

See you next time!

Wait! How far is the next hot spring resort from here?

It's not that far. About 12 kilometers I think.

12 kilometers!

My legs are already stiff with fatigue.

You're still lucky. Think about me carrying this drum all the way!

Let's take a break here before we move on.

I just can't stand the heat!

I miss Tokyo!

Don't start complaining so soon. We have a long way to go.

I'll put on this yukata.

I should steal one too at the next inn we are going to.

Haven't you stolen enough yet?

Well, shall we get going?

To the elementary school athletic meet!

You can't just cancel at the last minute!

Well, they had a meeting yesterday and that's what they've decided.

The athletic meet's been postponed.

But what about us?

Come back next spring.

That's not what we had agreed on!

I hope you enjoyed the food.

Oh, that was a great meal.

Whatever you make is better than all the world's delicacies put together!

You're very good at flattery!

Well, I mean it.

Here we go again!

Wherever he goes, he never misses an occasion to cruise women!

You being jealous?

What's that jinta playing outside? Who are they?

Jinta?

A brass band like us is called "jinta".

Oh, I see. It's a traveling circus.

A circus?

Yes, they just arrived in town and erected their tent today.

Why don't you go check it out, there is a very beautiful girl among them.

If that's the case...

...then we must go!

Shall we go too?

Yes, let's go.

Aren't you coming too?

I have a stomachache.

Really?

I think there was something wrong with the sashimi I ate.

That's true, it wasn't very fresh actually.

Really? I thought it was good. Anyway, why don't you lie down for a while.

Yeah, I guess I'll stay here and rest. You guys can go without me.

What happened?

Bastard! What does he take me for? Be careful with him.

He's in that room over there.

You are such a cruel man!

To cheat me and leave me alone like this!

You came all the way to find me?

You have no idea how strong a woman's passion for love can be.

How did you find out that I was here?

I saw the banners on the balcony!

You're not going to get away from me, this time!

Kunio!

Sumiko!

- Are you alone? - No, I came with my sister.

She's always worried about us

and tells me what she thinks of us.

Like what?

No, I can't tell you anything.

Well, she told me a thing.

She said it's your feeling for me that counts more than anything.

So you want to hear again what I feel?

I've told you already that I'm ready to get out of this life

at any moment if you are also up to it.

But...

Your father treats me like his worst enemy these days.

He's not a bad person, you know.

It all started when my mother left him.

Poor Dad!

Since then he doesn't even care about me and my sister anymore.

But that doesn't change anything for us!

I might just quit working for him soon.

Why?

You'll know why tomorrow.

Why? Tell me!

What are you doing there!

Damn! I missed him.

He left one of his sleeves.

Are you all right, lady?

I can deal with a guy like that by myself.

Ha! Did you hear that?

Hey, aren't you from the circus?

That's true, I remember her too!

Did you see us today?

We were enchanted!

Then come again tomorrow.

Unfortunately we are not staying here long.

We travel from place to place just like you guys.

Oh, is that so?

Goodbye!

Are you looking for a hostess?

Go in the back if you want to see Madam.

How do you feel?

Tai feel much better now.

Good.

We saw something interesting outside.

We just ran into someone like you!

There was a guy harassing a girl in a field so we beat him up!

Look!

I tore a sleeve off the guy's yukata!

Wait a second, it's got the same design as yours!

Torakichi, was that you?

Yeah, it was you!

Well, that's no surprise!

I'm ashamed of myself.

Are you drunk again?

Not there, not there! Come this side.

Let's take a bath and go to bed.

We are going to have a nice weather tomorrow.

Kunio is complaining.

Complaining? He's got such a nerve! Bring him here!

They've got a bigger jinta than us.

And they work with girls every day!

Chiyoko, have you seen Sumiko?

She was here a moment ago.

I need to talk to you later.

She must be the one the innkeeper was talking about.

- Do you think they are sisters? - They must be.

I'll have a steak please.

A steak? Fumi, a steak please!

What? A steak?

A steak? I gotta run to the meat shop!

I don't hate touring.

All I'm saying is that I'm not going to do this job forever.

None of us do jinta because we like it.

None of us work as hostess because we like it.

But I want to become a real musician.

I understand how you feel,

but this is the way of the world. Be patient and wait till the time comes.

The way of the world...

Buy some souvenirs, please!

- How much is this one? - 30 sen!

- Why don't you order something? - No, I've had enough.

- Order something for us! - For me too!

Thank you very much.

We don't want any.

Wait!

How old are you?

I'm eleven.

What's the matter?

When I see a girl of her age, it reminds me of something.

What is it?

Years ago I abandoned...

Abandoned what?

A child.

I abandoned my daughter. If she's alive, she's ten now.

My wife had just died and I was left alone with our baby.

Let's change the subject, it's depressing to talk about it.

I didn't know about it.

Well, let's drink!

By the way, we haven't listened to your favorite tune tonight.

Can you play this record for me?

What is it? A hit song from Tokyo?

Just put it on please.

This is something you never forget wherever you go.

Doing jinta sometimes makes me feel that I'm becoming corrupt.

So this is to refresh my soul.

Are you taking your yukata again?

It's always good to have a spare!

Oh, you don't have to fold them.

You got to be smart like me!

Are you ready to go?

Someone from the circus wants to talk to you.

How do you do?

I'm from the Asahi circus.

I'm here to ask you a big favor.

We've had some trouble with our musicians and male circus artists.

And they've been refusing to work.

Our leader is such a tyrant!

But when you think about what happened to him,

it's natural that he should behave like this.

We must make him realize that he needs us!

Like Kunio says,

it would be better if we could reach an agreement peacefully.

Right! I'd be happy to work for him again.

If only he showed more sympathy toward us.

In any case, let's leave everything to Kunio, he's the smartest of us all.

Let me take care of the matter.

Soon, they're going to come back to me begging for work.

But I think they are making their point.

I can't just listen to whatever they say. I don't trust them.

But what if they decide to leave us for good?

I could find replacements anytime.

You are not being reasonable.

I don't care if I'm being reasonable or not. Don't tell me what to do.

I have to!

What are you going to do for tonight, for example?

Of course we'll have a show!

How can we put up a show only with girls?

We'll get another jinta to make up for the rest.

Give me your jacket.