CinemaOSMovie · 2005 · 1h 48m

Strange Circus

Reality is the mystery…

72%(220)IMDbMysteryHorrorDrama

The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.

Directed bySion Sono

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 48m
Language
JA
Released
December 24, 2005
Studios
Sedic

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Rie Kuwana

Rie Kuwana

Young Mitsuko

Masumi Miyazaki

Masumi Miyazaki

Mitsuko / Sayuri / Taeko

Seiko Iwaido

Seiko Iwaido

Teenage Mitsuko

Issei Ishida

Issei Ishida

Yuji

Fujiko

Fujiko

Gozo's Mistress

Madamu Rejînu

Black Shadow

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Taeko's Editor-in-Chief

Hiroshi Ohguchi

Gozo

Yuya Ishikawa

Yuya Ishikawa

Mame Yamada

Mame Yamada

Creative team
Directed by
Sion Sono
Sion Sono
Written by
Sion Sono
Sion Sono
Produced by
Toshiaki Nakazawa
Toshiaki Nakazawa
Toshiie Tomida

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