The Man Who Laughs Last

Overview

The East Asian Acrobatic circus enjoys popularity after welcoming the Asuka brothers, two prestigious trapeze acrobats. One day, one of the brothers gets injured and a substitute needs to be found. Rumors start to float around concerning the circus clown and his grandiose acrobat career which ended tragically. Will he be able to reconcile with his tumultuous past and get the show running?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 28, 1949

Original language

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Daiei Film

Cast

Sumiko Hidaka,Machiko Kyō,Osamu Takizawa,Saburo Date,Daisuke Katō,Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Director

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Writer

Shin'ichi Yanagawa

Cinematography

Hideo Ishimoto

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt14655310