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

Drama

Hiroshi Mikami

(Jinta)

Moe Kamura

(Plaything / Omocha)

Xiu Jian

(Wataru)

Michiru Akiyoshi

(Maria)

Yuki Asayama

(Sayoko)

Bunshi Katsura Vi

(Samejima)

Haruko Wanibuchi

(Kimie)

Yoshio Harada

(Yoshimoto)

Shirō 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)

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)