Mystery ·Horror ·Drama · Japan · 2005 · 1h 48m

Strange Circus

奇妙なサーカス

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Director
Sion Sono
Cast
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
Crew
Yûichirô Ôtsuka — Director of Photography Junichi Ito — Editor Sion Sono — Original Music Composer Sion Sono — Writer Toshiie Tomida — Producer Toshiaki Nakazawa — Producer
Tagline

Reality is the mystery…

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Strange Circus — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
child abusejapanparent child relationshipgoreprincipalincest
Key Collaborators
Sion Sono Director Yûichirô Ôtsuka Director of Photography Junichi Ito Editor Sion Sono Original Music Composer Sion Sono Writer Toshiie Tomida Producer Toshiaki Nakazawa Producer Toshihiro Satô Producer Koji Hoshino Producer
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