Strange Circus
Reality is the mystery…
2005 · 1h 48m · Unrated
Drama, Horror, Mystery
Directed by
Sion Sono
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Strange Circus
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Sion Sono Director
- Rie Kuwana as Young Mitsuko
- Masumi Miyazaki as Mitsuko / Sayuri / Taeko
- Seiko Iwaido as Teenage Mitsuko
- Issei Ishida as Yuji
- Fujiko as Gozo's Mistress
- Madamu Rejînu as Black Shadow
- Tomorowo Taguchi as Taeko's Editor-in-Chief
- Hiroshi Ohguchi as Gozo
- Yuya Ishikawa Cast
- Mame Yamada Cast
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