Lacking a coherent plot, We're All Riding on a Circus Elephant depicts the collapse of western civilization as a free-form collage advocating group anarchy and actor improvisation. The stage is a boxing ring. Those actors who are "onstage" get into the boxing ring and assault each other with words....
Based on a true story, a Japanese boy's suicide is elevated to the status of metaphor for Japan's feudal system and its strict adherence to conformity.
