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72% Critic Match
Strange Circus
“Reality is the mystery…”
7.2 / 10• 2005• 1h 48m•NR• Japanese
MysteryHorrorDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Rie Kuwana
Young Mitsuko
Lead
Masumi Miyazaki
Mitsuko / Sayuri / Taeko
Seiko Iwaido
Teenage Mitsuko
Issei Ishida
Yuji
Fujiko
Gozo's Mistress
MR
Madamu Rejînu
Black Shadow
Tomorowo Taguchi
Taeko's Editor-in-Chief
HO
Hiroshi Ohguchi
Gozo
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sion Sono's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Strange Circus is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
