Strange Circus

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Strange Circus

"Reality is the mystery…"

2005

1h 48m

7.2(200 votes)

Mystery

Horror

Drama

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.

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12 members

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桑名里瑛

Young Mitsuko

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宮崎萬純

Mitsuko / Sayuri / Taeko

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岩井堂聖子

Teenage Mitsuko

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いしだ壱成

Yuji

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不二子

Gozo's Mistress

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Madamu Rejînu

Black Shadow

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田口トモロヲ

Taeko's Editor-in-Chief

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大口広司

Gozo

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石川ゆうや

Unknown Role

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マメ山田

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Keiko Yokomachi

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Erika Mine

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