Strange Circus

Strange Circus

Reality is the mystery…

2005•1h 48m•7.2/10

MysteryHorrorDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(205)

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.

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Production

Sedic

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

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

Keiko Yokomachi

Keiko Yokomachi

Erika Mine

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