Strange Circus(2005)
Reality is the mystery…
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.
Movie: Strange Circus
Top 10 Billed Cast
Young Mitsuko
Mitsuko / Sayuri / Taeko
Teenage Mitsuko
Yuji
Gozo's Mistress
Taeko's Editor-in-Chief
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