The Man Who Laughs Last

The Man Who Laughs Last — Plot

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?

• Release date
• February 28, 1949
• Runtime
• 76 min
• Director
• Kimiyoshi Yasuda

The Man Who Laughs Last — Cast

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